Road Safety Camera Fines on the Hume Freeway, Victoria, 2010-2013

Trends in fines from seven highway camera systems in Victoria, Australia, recorded by offence date. The dataset includes fines for speeding and unregistered vehicles and covers a period from 2010 to at least 2013, noting a suspension of point-to-point cameras from October 2010 to August 2012. Data is provided by Cameras Save Lives and was last updated in April 2026.

Use Cases

• Analyzing temporal trends in traffic fines based on offence dates mentioned in the description.
• Evaluating the impact of camera system suspensions and reactivations on fine issuance rates.
• Modeling potential external influences on fine counts, such as road works and camera maintenance noted in the description.

Strengths

• Covers seven distinct highway camera systems, providing multiple data points for comparison.
• Includes a documented operational timeline, specifying a camera suspension from 14 October 2010 to August 2012.
• License is explicitly stated as CC-BY-4.0, facilitating open reuse.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Data may reflect temporal and geographic bias inherent to a single freeway in Victoria.

Provenance

Source

Cameras Save Lives via data.gov.au

Collection Method

Likely collected from operational highway camera systems and infringement records.

Time Range

From the start of each camera system's operation, with specific events noted between 2010 and 2013.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-27 23:01:49.287330; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Hume Freeway, State of Victoria, Australia