Aussies have been divided over a video which claimed to expose a little-known fact about mobile speed cameras in Australia.
A mystery vehicle at a mobile speed camera site sparked fierce debate online after an eagle-eyed driver claimed it was an important warning sign.
A man spotted a nondescript white van in Wyee, a small town in the Lake Macquarie and Central Coast regions of New South Wales, 115 km north of Sydney, last month.
A mystery vehicle (pictured) at a mobile speed camera site sparked fierce debate online after an eagle-eyed driver claimed it was an important warning sign
Theres the final sign, "your speed has been checked" and theres the mobile speed camera right there, he said.
The NSW man points at the mysterious white van parked in a nearby street.
But you know, whats very strange… the van, he continued.
Look, there it is, just chilling right there. Im not going to go up too close but I just want to show you guys, can you see how its got the yellow beacons?
Its got the cage in the back. So thats what they do, they put the sign in there because apparently the signs are too big to fit in the car.
Aussies were divided over the video, with some disagreeing with his theory.
Strange, Ive seen them put the signs in the car before, one person wrote.
Nah they go in the car, another agreed.
The man said police used two vehicles - one to hold the warning signs and the other to hold the speed camera on the side of busy highways (pictured)
One reply praised the NSW government for warning motorists about the mobile speed cameras unlike other states.
Every other state should learn from NSW. These are the only true safety cameras. Almost every other state just runs revenue raisers, they said.
At least they tell you, in Queensland they practically camouflage the speed camera to collect revenue, another agreed.
A Transport for NSW spokesperson told Daily Mail Australia: Vans are no longer used to transport Mobile Speed Camera portable signs.
This was a temporary measure which ended in April 2023.
They were used briefly to help rapidly roll out the reintroduction of signs as part of the NSW Governments commitment.