School zone cameras have become the New South Wales cash cow, with 161 cameras across the State raking in $80 Million in the past year.
The figure is almost double the value of fines issued in the 2006 financial year.
Almost 700,000 speeding fines were handed out to motorists caught going over the 40 kilometre speed limit.
The school zone camera on the Hume Highway at Bankstown is the busiest, generating more than $3.8 million in 2007.
Shadow Roads Minister Andrew Fraser says a more visible police presence would slow motorists down.
“This system is not working, it’s not slowing the drivers down.”
“It’s amazing how everyone sees a police car if they’re out there,” he said.
“What we need is a higher visible police presence and we don’t need the revenue raising the government’s doing.”