A controversial red-light camera at the intersection of Borella Road and Young Street will be operational from May 29.
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Transport for NSW Deputy Secretary for Safety, Environment and Regulation, Tara McCarthy, said the new camera would operate in a school zone to target cars that ran red lights or sped.
She said between 2014 to 2018, six crashes occurred at this intersection and three people were injured, one seriously.
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"We know that running red lights can lead to serious T-bone crashes or vehicles crashing into pedestrians," Ms McCarthy said.
Around 60 per cent of red-light speed camera offences are from people running red lights so we are addressing this problem head-on.
The new camera will operate in warning mode for a month.
Ms McCarthy said during this time drivers caught speeding or running red lights will be sent a warning letter to encourage them to change their behaviour.
Fines and demerit points will be sent to offending drivers at the end of this period.
Fines from red-light speed cameras go directly into the Community Road Safety Fund.