US EditionParents, councillors rally to ‘Save Our Safety Cameras’ after Ford’s plan to ban them
More than a dozen former police chiefs and municipalities warn the ban could lead to riskier roads despite cameras reducing speeds and funding safety programs.
- On Monday, parents and councillors rallied across Ontario at Queen's Park as MPPs returned, opposing Ontario Premier Doug Ford's plan to ban automated speed enforcement cameras he called a 'cash grab'.
- Research shows cameras reduce speeds and enjoy wide public support, and local data from an Ottawa speed camera show compliance rising from 60% to 85% after installation.
- More than a dozen former law enforcement leaders, including retired police chiefs from Peel, Halton, Niagara and Ottawa, urged Ford to reconsider, while many municipalities say ASE revenue funds road safety measures.
- Councillors proposed deactivating ten cameras while keeping fifty as commentators called the program a 'tax grab' amid local budget debates.
- Years ago, a Connecticut evaluation changed driver behaviour but did not reduce injuries, and analysts note about 15% of drivers remain noncompliant, limiting cameras' effectiveness.
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Ban speed cameras? Not so fast, protesters tell Doug Ford
Tonight on Village Media's 'Closer Look' podcast: Protesters across the province — and some former police chiefs — urge the premier to slam the brakes on his plan to outlaw automated speed cameras
Egan, you're wrong about speed cameras | Letters to the Editor
I read with dismay Kelly Egan‘s opinion piece in the Saturday Citizen. While I have a long held respect for Kelly’s citizenship, I am afraid he is totally off base in advocating for speeders. While he doubts that cameras work and personally will ignore the consequences of speeding, he has not adequately reviewed the effectiveness of speed cameras. I am quite aware of their success. Several streets in Orleans, and elsewhere in Ottawa, now have al…
Parents, councillors rally to ‘Save Our Safety Cameras’ after Ford’s plan to ban them
Parents, students, and local officials gathered in Ottawa Monday morning as part of a provincewide day of action, calling on the Ontario government to reverse its plan to eliminate automated speed enforcement in school zones.
Ontario tables bill to ban speed cameras; premier calls them cash grabs – 105.9 The Region
TORONTO — Ontario will soon ban speed cameras across the province as part of a red tape reduction bill tabled by Premier Doug Ford’s government Monday, the first day legislators sat at Queen’s Park since early June. Transportation Minister Prabmeet Sarkaria said speed cameras are not the best way to prevent speeding and the premier has decried them as a “cash grab” for municipalities. Ford and Sarkaria have said speed cameras do not work, unlike…
Ontario: PCs Lead by 14 but Ontarians Support Speed Cameras
October 20 (Toronto, ON) – As the Ontario Legislature returns a new Liaison Strategies survey of 800 Ontarians shows the PCs with a commanding lead if an election were held today. This poll first appeared in Focus Ontario. Meanwhile most Ontarians disapprove of Premier Doug Ford’s decision to ban municipal
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