❓ WA Police monitored school zones and issued speeding infringements in 2017, 2018 and early 2019. Data includes monitoring frequency, infringement numbers, highest speed recorded, and top schools for infringements.
AnsweredQoN 4840Legislative Assembly
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I refer to school speeds zones for the years 2017 and 2018 and ask: (a) what was the number of occasions that Police monitored traffic speeds with radar devices in the 40km/h school zones in Western Australia; (b) how many infringement notices for speeding were there in total at school 40km/h speed zones; (c) what was the highest speed detected and where; (d) For both 2017 and 2018 what were the top five schools which recorded the highest number of speeding infringements; and (e) how many infringement notices for speeding were there in January and, as of 20 February 2019, in school 40km/h zones?
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Answered
8 May 2019
Responded by
Minister for Police; Road Safety
Response time
14 days
The Western Australian Police Force advised;
(a) Based on infringements issued, police monitored speed with speed detection equipment in 40km/h school zones on at least 3 693 occasions in 2017 and 3 864 occasions in 2018.
(b) In 2017 there were 35 882 infringements issued for speeding in school speed zones, not including infringements withdrawn or cancelled. School speed zones were determined by matching the location of the infringement with the school address. In 2018, based on the same criteria, there were 37 233 infringements.
(c) The highest speed detected was 93 km/h on Sydenham St, near Leake St, Belmont.
(d) In 2017 the five sites with the highest number of issued infringements were Frederick Irwin Anglican School/Assumption Catholic Primary (same school speed zone), St. John’s Primary School, Albany Primary School/ Albany Senior High School (same school speed zone), Moerlina School/Quintilian School (same school speed zone) and North Lake Senior Campus.
In 2018 the five sites were St. John’s Primary School, Frederick Irwin Anglican School/Assumption Catholic Primary (same school speed zone), St. Francis Xavier Primary School, Geraldton Senior High School, and Albany Primary School/ Albany Senior High School (same school speed zone).
(e) In January 2019 there were 43 infringements. In February 2019 there were 2 250.
(a) Based on infringements issued, police monitored speed with speed detection equipment in 40km/h school zones on at least 3 693 occasions in 2017 and 3 864 occasions in 2018.
(b) In 2017 there were 35 882 infringements issued for speeding in school speed zones, not including infringements withdrawn or cancelled. School speed zones were determined by matching the location of the infringement with the school address. In 2018, based on the same criteria, there were 37 233 infringements.
(c) The highest speed detected was 93 km/h on Sydenham St, near Leake St, Belmont.
(d) In 2017 the five sites with the highest number of issued infringements were Frederick Irwin Anglican School/Assumption Catholic Primary (same school speed zone), St. John’s Primary School, Albany Primary School/ Albany Senior High School (same school speed zone), Moerlina School/Quintilian School (same school speed zone) and North Lake Senior Campus.
In 2018 the five sites were St. John’s Primary School, Frederick Irwin Anglican School/Assumption Catholic Primary (same school speed zone), St. Francis Xavier Primary School, Geraldton Senior High School, and Albany Primary School/ Albany Senior High School (same school speed zone).
(e) In January 2019 there were 43 infringements. In February 2019 there were 2 250.
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