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🚗 New Speed Safety Cameras Coming to Pine Valley Road, Dairy Flat
If you drive through Pine Valley Road in Dairy Flat, heads up — new average speed cameras are on the way.
The two new cameras, which work together to calculate your average speed over a stretch of road, will be set up by the NZ Transport Agency (NZTA) later this year. One camera will be near the Kahikatea Flat Road intersection, and the other close to the Pine Valley Road roundabout.
So, what’s the reason behind this?
Well, NZTA ran a speed survey last year and found that 74% of drivers were speeding, with most clocking in at nearly 90km/h on an 80km/h road.
“That kind of speeding is a real risk,” said NZTA’s Steve Mutton. “We’ve seen three serious crashes on this stretch between 2018 and 2023 — the type that leave people with life-changing injuries.”
What makes these cameras different?
Unlike the usual speed cameras that snap you in one spot, these new ones check your average speed over a distance. That means:
- You’re only ticketed if your overall average speed between the two cameras is over the limit.
- You won’t get pinged for just a brief moment of speeding.
Mutton says these types of cameras are nearly 50% more effective at reducing serious crashes than traditional ones. “We want people to drive safely — and that starts with slowing down.”
What happens next?
- Construction starts next week, but the actual poles and cameras will go in later this year.
- Signage will go up before the cameras are turned on, so drivers will be well informed.
- Pine Valley Road is just the beginning — Matakana Road in Warkworth will be the first site to go live, with more average speed cameras rolling out across NZ in the coming months.
👀 Bottom line: If you’re sticking to the speed limit, you’ve got nothing to worry about. But if you tend to push the limits, now’s the time to ease off the gas — for your own safety and everyone else’s.
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