POLICE have reintroduced random speed cameras after data revealed eight more lives had been lost on Queensland's roads this year than at the same point in 2019.
It comes despite a downturn in traffic of more than 30 per cent on the major highways due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Police reportedly stopped using random speed cameras when coronavirus lockdown measures were enforced in March.
They were reintroduced last week ahead of the long weekend after police reported a spike in speeding.
According to open data collated by the Redland City Bulletin, there were more than 3000 active sites for covert, marked and portable speed cameras across Queensland.
Locations are determined based on a number of criteria, including the number of speed related crashes on a stretch of road and whether high-risk speeding is common in the area.
Several sites exist along Redlands' major arterials, with Old Cleveland, Mount Cotton and Cleveland-Redland Bay roads among the hot spots.
Road Policing Command Assistant Commissioner Mike Keating said it was concerning how many motorists had been clocked travelling at exceptionally high speeds.
"Despite a 30 per cent reduction of vehicles on Queensland roads, we are seeing a significant increase in the proportion of speeding drivers," he said.
"The risks of speeding have not changed and the faster you go, the more consequence there is if you hit something or someone else."
Motorists caught doing less than 13km/h over the speed limit will be slapped with a $177 fine and one demerit point while those clocked at more than 40km/h over the speed limit face a six month driving suspension and a $1245 fine.
Redlands roads with approved speed camera sites are as follows.
Multiple sites may exist on a single road.
Capalaba: Old Cleveland Road, Old Cleveland Road East, Moreton Bay Road, Finucane Road, Mount Cotton Road, Ney Road, Redland Bay Road, Smith Street, Neumann Road.
Birkdale: Old Cleveland Road East, Bailey Road, Randall Road, Collingwood Road, Quarry Road, Birkdale Road, Dorsal Drive.
Thornlands: Cleveland-Redland Bay Road, Boundary Road, Panorama Drive, Ziegenfusz Road.
Cleveland: Bloomfield Street, Smith Street, Wellington Street, Passage Street, Queen Street, Middle Street.
Victoria Point: Cleveland-Redland Bay Road, Double Jump Road, Bunker Road, Colburn Avenue, Link Road, Point O'Halloran Road, School Road.
Redland Bay: Cleveland-Redland Bay Road, Double Jump Road, German Church Road, School of Arts Road, German Church Road, Queen Street, Weinam Street, Main Street.
Mount Cotton: West Mount Cotton Road, Mount Cotton Road, Double Jump Road, Orchid Drive, Hardwood Drive, Valley Way.
Alexandra Hills: Finucane Road, McMillan Road, Allenby Road, Redland Bay Road, Vienna Road, Windemere Road, Brompton Street.
Thorneside: Railway Parade, Thorneside Road, Mooroondu Road.
Wellington Point: McDonald Road, Nelson Road, Duncan Street, Main Road, Marlborough Road, Starkey Street, Old Cleveland Road East.
Ormiston: Northern Arterial Road, Gordon Street.
Sheldon: Duncan Road, West Mount Cotton Road, Mount Cotton Road, Avalon Road.
The full list can be found at data.qld.gov.au.
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