cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/35871824
Mayor Patrick Brown said he’s talked with the premier. Brampton has 185 photo radar cameras deployed.
The City of Brampton has spent millions of dollars going all-in on automated speed enforcement (ASE) technology and now Premier Doug Ford says his government might ban it.
On Tuesday (Sep. 9), Ford told reporters that he wants municipalities to voluntarily remove their ASE cameras — otherwise known as photo radar — or the province might ban them.
“It’s just a tax grab. They should take out those cameras — all of them,” Ford said. “Hopefully, the cities will get rid of them … or I’m going to help them get rid of them very shortly.”
Kralt told council that the cameras had reduced average driving speeds in six study areas by between 13 and 26 km/h, while increasing speed limit compliance by up to 85 per cent.
There are two petitions currently active for and against.
Link to petition posted on change.org, urging the city to keep the cameras. https://www.change.org/p/keep-the-speed-cameras-in-brampton
Link to petition posted on change.org, urging the city to remove the cameras. https://www.change.org/p/ditch-the-speed-cameras-petition-for-immediate-removal-in-brampton-ontario
Don’t tell anyone but there is a sure fire way to beat these cameras and not pay any money. Not many people know about this but if you don’t speed, they can’t fine you.
Yeah but if people can’t do 60 in a 30 school-zone then they won’t get the next red light 15 seconds faster.
This is the thing I fail to ever hear drivers admit. Okay, going 5 km over the limit, in the grand scheme, isn’t a big deal, but then all the same, why go 5 over in the first place? What tangible benefit does going 5 over give anyone? Just goes to show how spoiled drivers are, how pained they are to let go of the gas pedal for 5 seconds.
Seriously, when these cameras first came out I was annoyed because I got dinged for going 57 in a 50 in a school zone, except it was noon on Easter Sunday and there’s was not a single person to be seen.
Even with that blatantly stupid application, I’m still not against them. If you are used to seeing them, you’re probably also used to seeing people roar up to the sign that announces them, jam on the brakes, and then speed up once they’re past the camera.
At least those jackasses are forced to slow down for a few hundred meters.
Thats not a stupid application. Schools shouldn’t have lower speeds only during school hours. The amenities the school provides such as greenspace and playgrounds means it attracts pedestrians and children regardless of time. Noon on easter sunday could mean time to walk the dog, go to a playground with cousins, or walk down the street returning from church or a restaurant.
Yeah, I’ve been fined for speeding and it was my own stupid fault. People who go on about it being a tax on motorists are just whiny entitled arseholes.
Not like we tax motorists adequately anyway