Australians have been divided over a video that purported to expose a little-known fact about mobile speed cameras in Australia.
A mystery vehicle on a mobile speed camera site sparked fierce online debate after an eagle-eyed driver claimed it was a major warning sign.
A man saw a nondescript white van in Wyee, a small town in the Lake Macquarie and Central Coast regions of New South Wales115 km north of Sydney, last month.
A mystery vehicle (pictured) on a mobile speed camera site sparked fierce online debate after an eagle-eyed driver claimed it was a major warning sign.
“There is the last sign: ‘Your speed has been controlled’ and right there is the mobile radar,” he said.
The New South Wales man points to the mysterious white van parked on a nearby street.
“But you know, what’s very strange… the van,” he continued.
‘Look, there he is, just relaxing right there. I’m not going to get too close but I just want to show you, can you see how it has the yellow beacons?
‘It has the cage in the back. So that’s what they do, they put the sign there because apparently they’re too big to fit in the car.’
Australians were divided over the video, with some disagreeing with its theory.
“How strange, I’ve seen them put signs on the car before,” one person wrote.
“No, they’re in the car,” another agreed.
The man said police used two vehicles: one to monitor warning signs and the other to monitor speed cameras on the side of busy roads (pictured).
One response praised the New South Wales government for warning motorists about mobile speed cameras unlike other states.
‘All other states should learn from New South Wales. These are the only true security cameras. “Almost all other states simply manage revenue collections,” they said.
“At least they tell you that in Queensland they practically camouflage the radars to collect revenue,” another agreed.
A Transport for NSW spokesperson told Daily Mail Australia: ‘Vans are no longer used to carry portable mobile radar signals.
“This was a temporary measure that ended in April 2023.”
“They were briefly used to help rapidly implement the reintroduction of signals as part of the NSW Government’s commitment.”
