In order to ensure road user safety, the government-appointed Higher Traffic Council (CSV) has authorised, in coordination with the Transport Bureau (DSAT) and the Public Security Police (PSP), speed-detection cameras at four locations in Coloane to start operating at midnight on February 1, according to a joint statement released by the DAST and PSP yesterday.
The speed-detection system will be operational from midnight on the first day of next month on four roads in Coloane, namely Estrada do Altinho de Ká Hó (九澳高頂馬路) near Rotunda de Seac Pai Van (石排灣圓形地); Estrada de Hac Sá (黑沙大馬路) near the Hac Sá Youth Activity and Development Centre (also known as Hac Sá Youth Adventure Camp), Avenida de Luís de Camões (賈梅士大馬路) near Hellene Garden, and the junction between Avenida de Luís de Camões and Estrada de Hac Sá the statement added.
In recent years, the area along Coloane’s Hac Sa Road has become a notorious hotspot for reckless speeding and illegal street racing, such as a serious motorcycle and car accident in 2019, resulting in a motorcycle rider being seriously injured, and the Public Security Police said at that time that the incident may have involved illegal racing.
According to current legislation, drivers who violate speed limits may face a fine ranging from 600 patacas to 20,000 patacas, and repeat offenders or cases involving severe speeding may result in a driving disqualification, the statement said.
The statement urged all drivers to comply with the law and drive safely.
This undated handout photo provided by the Transport Bureau (DSAT) yesterday shows the speed camera systems to start operating on February 1 on Estrada de Hac Sá (賈梅士大馬路) and Avenida de Luís de Camões (黑沙馬路) near Hellene Garden.
