<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>A single speed camera in Adelaide has generated almost $5 million in fine revenue over the past twelve months.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The hotspot for speeding on the South Eastern Freeway at Leawood Gardens was identified by the Royal Automobile Association (RAA) as a significant revenue generator.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The camera, reportedly the busiest in South Australia, detected almost 6000 speeding vehicles in the past financial year.</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/warm-and-loving-teen-thom-hosking-killed-on-way-to-school-was-days-from-starting-his-first-job/d86a67af-aee8-4e9a-8fd3-8efa523cf1aa" rel="" target="" title="Boy killed on his way to school identified"><strong><span>Boy killed on his way to school identified</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"It's cost me a lot of money in speeding fines," motorist Bertie Stevens said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"My fine ended up being $1260, [I] had to re-draw on the house," motorist Jane Wearing said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Fixed speed cameras at other locations also contributed significantly to the overall revenue.</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/national/single-adelaide-speed-camera-generates-almost-5-million-dollars-in-fines-in-12-months/3caeb73c-87f3-4439-9ba1-2574f0984aa6" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/australia-weather-update-south-eastern-temperatures-vary-wildly/8390caa8-e0e2-447f-ac56-00d77c6f10cf" target="_blank"><strong><span>Whip-sawing temperatures to see millions bake while others freeze</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The camera on Tapley's Hill Road at West Beach recorded over $2 million in fines, while another on West Lakes Boulevard at West Lakes exceeded $1 million.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Goodwood Road in Pasadena and Montague Road in Ingle Farm were also identified as high-revenue locations.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Mobile speed cameras also accounted for a substantial portion of the revenue. </span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Locations such as Grant Avenue at Rose Park and the North-South Motorway at Dry Creek each generated over $1 million in fines.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Other significant mobile camera sites included Glenunga, Glenside, and St Marys.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/israel-gaza-update-donald-trump-addresses-israeli-knesset-calls-for-benjamin-netanyahu-pardon/3c63614b-9899-4340-bf0f-29b4a6f43dad" target="_blank"><strong><span>Joy, relief and jubilation as Israeli hostages and Palestinian prisoners and detainees given freedom</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Four of the top five mobile camera locations have undergone speed limit changes in recent years.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>This has led to drivers expressing confusion and attributing their offences to these alterations. </span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"The biggest problem I see is the speed limits change, the entire time on the South Eastern Freeway," Stevens said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"You go from 80 to 60 to 100."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>As schools reopened, the RAA issued a reminder to drivers to exercise greater caution. </span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Drivers are being reminded that the consequences of exceeding the speed limit extend far beyond financial penalties. </span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Speeding contributes to approximately 20 per cent of fatal crashes across the state annually. </span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"If we can reduce the likelihood and occurrence of speeding, we know that we can reduce the road trauma on our roads as well," RAA's Matt Vertudaches said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><em><span>This article was produced with the assistance of</span></em><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/technology/9express/16480c33-636a-461f-9c4f-d0e2522c722a"><em><span>9ExPress</span></em></a><em><span>.</span></em></div></div>