Speeding is one of the leading causes of fatal and serious injury crashes on NSW roads. Speeding includes both:

• Excess speed - driving above the posted speed limit.

• Inappropriate speed - driving too fast for the road, traffic or weather conditions.

In 2025, 134 people died in crashes where speeding was a contributing factor in NSW, highlighting the ongoing risks associated with speeding and the importance of complying with speed limits. Even small increases in speed can significantly increase the risk and severity of a crash. The faster a vehicle is travelling, the less time a driver has to react and the greater the impact if a crash occurs.

Many drivers underestimate the risks associated with speeding, particularly when travelling only a few kilometres per hour above the speed limit. However, speeding continues to be a significant contributor to road trauma across NSW.

Speed continues to be a significant road safety issue within Georges River and across NSW. Reducing speeding behaviour remains a key priority to help prevent crashes and protect all road users, including pedestrians, cyclists and motorcyclists.

Transport for NSW uses a combination of education, community awareness campaigns and speed camera enforcement programs to encourage compliance with speed limits and improve road safety outcomes. The NSW Automated Enforcement Strategy provides the framework for the operation of speed camera programs, including fixed, mobile, average speed and red-light speed cameras across the state.
 

How Georges River Council Supporting Our Community?

Council, in partnership with Transport for NSW, supports speeding reduction through community education and awareness initiatives. Council deploys portable Variable Message Signs (VMS) at selected locations across the local government area to display motorists' speeds and encourage compliance with posted speed limits.
 
Council also delivers road safety awareness initiatives, including the Crashed Car Road Safety Display Program, which highlights the consequences of road trauma and promotes safer driving behaviours within the community.
 

Further Information

For more information about speeding and road safety, visit the Transport for NSW Centre for Road Safety website:

• Minns Government calls on drivers to slow down, 355 lives lost on NSW roads in 2025 | NSW Government.

• Speeding | Transport for NSW.

• Resources for managing older driver safety | Transport for NSW.