Most common driving offences of 2014 NSW

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The most common driving offences of 2014


December 23, 2014

Sam Hall
Motoring Writer

Speeding fines remain steady as the mobile phone message finally sinks in.

Speeding was the most frequent road offence in NSW in 2014, provisional figures show.

The state's motorists paid a hefty $132 million in speeding fines for the first 10 months of 2014, provisional data shows, with speeding under 10km/h the most frequent offence. A total 258,081 fines were issued for motorists caught travelling 10km/h or under above the posted speed limited.

A total 229,423 fines were issued for speeding over 10km/h, 43,462 for speeding over 20km/h, 9303 for speeding over 30km/h and 2013 for speeding over 45km/h.

Those figures sit consistently with the same Office of State Revenue numbers from 2010 through to 2013.

The latest statistics show the message about mobile phone use in the car may be starting to take effect. A total 27,957 fines were issued between January and October this year – representing a steady decline since 2010, when figures exceeded 40,000 offences for the corresponding period.

The same can't be said for the proper seatbelt use, with figures showing 2014 has been another persistent year. Despite a strong seatbelt message, 16,870 fines were issued from January to October – mirroring the same number of annual offences during the past three years.

The corresponding provisional figures for alcohol and drug offences in the car aren't yet available for NSW.

A report compiled by NSW Centre for Road Safety last year showed that speed remains the biggest contributor to road fatalities (including under speeding and speed appropriate to the conditions). Speeding was considered to be a factor in the deaths of 818 people on NSW roads between 2008 and 2012. During the same period, fatigue contributed to 331 NSW road fatalities, alcohol was cited as a cause in 372 fatalities and improper seatbelt use was deemed a factor in 215 fatalities.

Double demerits points are in force in NSW from 12.01am on December 24 to 11.59pm on January 4.

NSW speeding fines: Police issued –

Total revenue Jan-Oct: $55,480,460

0-10km/h: 23,534 fines issued - $2,870,021

Over 10km/h: 107,745 - $27,644,328

Over 20km/h: 34,318 - $14,876,677

Over 30km/h: 7739 - $6,418,579

Over 45km/h: 1654 – $3,670,855


NSW speeding fines: Camera issued –

Total revenue Jan-Oct: $76,449,150

0-10km/h: 234,547 fines issued - $32,566,501

Over 10km/h: 121,678 - $36,502,742

Over 20km/h: 9144 - $4,652,369

Over 30km/h: 1564 - $1,601,191

Over 45km/h: 359 - $1,126,347

Red light camera fines Jan-Oct – 130,739

Mobile phone offences Jan-Oct – 27,957

Seat belt offences Jan-Oct – 16,870

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