Aussie man’s little-known fact about mobile speed cameras divides drivers
Australians are divided over a video claiming to expose a little-known fact about mobile speed cameras in Australia.
A mysterious vehicle on a mobile speed camera site sparked intense debate online after an eagle-eyed motorist claimed it was an important warning sign.
A man saw an inconspicuous white van approaching Wyee, a small town in the Lake Macquarie and Central Coast regions New South Wales115 km north of Sydney, last month.
A mystery vehicle (pictured) at a mobile speed camera site sparked intense debate online after an eagle-eyed motorist claimed it was an important warning sign
“There’s the last sign: ‘Your speed has been monitored’ and there’s the mobile speed camera,” he said.
The NSW man points to the mysterious white van parked on a nearby street.
“But you know what’s really strange… the van,” he continued.
“Look, there it is, just chillin’ there. I’m not going to get too close, but I just want to show you: can you see how it got the yellow beacons?
‘There’s a cage in the back. So that’s what they do, they put the sign in because apparently the signs are too big to fit in the car.”
Aussies were divided over the video, with some disagreeing with his theory.
“Weird, I’ve seen them hang the signs in the car before,” someone wrote.
“No, they’re going by car,” agreed another.
The man said police used two vehicles: one to hold the warning signs and the other to hold the speed camera on the side of busy highways (pictured)
One response praised the NSW government for warning motorists about the mobile speed cameras, unlike other states.
“Every other state should learn from NSW. These are the only real speed cameras. Almost every other state is doing nothing but raising revenue,” they said.
“At least they tell you in Queensland they practically camouflage the speed cameras to collect revenue,” another agreed.
A spokesperson for Transport for NSW told Daily Mail Australia: ‘Vans are no longer used to transport portable signs for mobile speed cameras.
“This was a temporary measure that expired in April 2023.”
“They were used briefly to quickly roll out the reintroduction of signs as part of the NSW Government’s commitment.”