Since 2002, there have been two speed cameras monitoring both sides of the road between Towradgi Rad and Railway Street.

They’re on a flat stretch of road – easily visible from the lights at either intersection.

Their presence is flagged by signs too.

But they still catch a surprising number of drivers.

In the last four financial years, the cameras have caught a surprisingly consistent amount of speeders.

The northbound camera averaged around 230 speeding fines annually in that time.

The southbound camera is much worse, with a yearly average of around 550 speeding tickets.

It’s not just low-level speeders being caught either – since July 2016 the northbound camera has fined four people going 45km/h or over.

The year before that, the southbound camera nabbed the same number of speeders going faster than 45km/h.

While the level of speeding fines issued has not substantially dropped in the last four years, a Transport for NSW spokesman said the cameras have had an effect since being installed in 2002.

The cameras issued approximately 700 speeding infringements a month when they commenced operating in 2002; and this fell  to approximately 100 infringements a month at the end of 2015.

“Speed enforcement activities aim to reduce speeding by increasing the perceived likelihood of being caught and punished,” a Transport for NSW spokesman said.

“Our research shows that speed cameras make drivers slow down and lower the chances of having a crash.”

The spokesman did not comment on concerns that, according to the latest speed camera review, these cameras have had little effect on casualty crashes.

In the five years before installation, there were 19 casualty crashes.

In the five years to 2015 there were 18 – a drop of just 5 per cent.