- A six-month education and caution notice period for new fixed safety cameras on the Mitchell Freeway will begin from Monday, 1 June
- Safety cameras at Karrinyup Road to join previously announced location at Vincent Street
- Caution notices will be issued for seatbelt and mobile phone offences, but speeding offences will be enforced
- Safety cameras are a key part of the Cook Labor Government's commitment to invest in behavioral change initiatives to boost road safety
- Drivers warned double demerits come into effect over the long weekend
Caution notices for seatbelt and mobile phone offences detected by new fixed safety cameras on the Mitchell Freeway will be issued from Monday, 1 June.
A second set of cameras recently installed at Karrinyup Road add to cameras previously announced at Vincent Street to become operational this long weekend.
Safety cameras are a key part of the Cook Labor Government's commitment to invest in behavioural change initiatives to save lives on Western Australian roads.
The two new fixed safety camera locations add to the two existing fixed freeway safety cameras on the Kwinana Freeway, as well as a fleet of eight mobile safety camera trailers operating State-wide.
The cameras detect seatbelt, mobile phone, and speeding offences.
The Cook Labor Government has taken an education before enforcement approach with the new Mitchell Freeway cameras giving drivers a six-month period of grace where caution notices will be issued instead of infringements for seatbelt and mobile phone offences.
Given speeding offences have been enforced by radar camera technology on WA roads for almost 40 years, speeding offences will not be exempt from the cautionary period.
Between February 2025 when the cameras were first introduced and May, rates of detected seatbelt offences dropped by more than 85 per cent, mobile phone offences have dropped by 88 per cent, and speeding has improved, falling by 51 per cent.
This change in behaviour has already saved lives, evident in a markable drop in seatbelt-related road fatalities since the technology was introduced.
In the 10-year period between 2014 and 2024, on average 23 per cent of motor vehicle occupant deaths were directly linked to people not wearing a seatbelt.
In one year, through the introduction of safety cameras, along with dedicated education and increased enforcement, seatbelt-related motor vehicle fatalities dropped to 13.8 per cent in 2025.
This is a clear indication that changing behaviour saves lives.
All money from safety camera infringements goes into the Road Trauma Trust Account to be spent of road safety initiatives.
Double demerits will also come into effect from 12.01am Friday, 29 May through to midnight Monday, 1 June.
As stated by Road Safety Minister Reece Whitby:
"The Cook Labor Government is committed to investing in proven technology and effective initiatives to change driver behaviour and improve road safety on WA roads.
"The new fixed safety cameras on the Mitchell Freeway send a powerful message to the community that bad behaviour behind the wheel will not be tolerated and they will be caught.
"The six-month education and awareness period will end on 30 November with enforcement beginning in time for the busy summer holidays, a traditionally challenging time for road safety.
"Your vehicle is not a loungeroom, so please be responsible when you're behind the wheel and ensure your passengers are also taking their safety seriously.
"Drivers can be part of the solution to save lives on our roads, by slowing down, putting their phone away, and wearing a seatbelt correctly. It's that simple."
