Toronto is relocating 50 speed cameras to help reduce speeding in areas of concern across the city.
All ASE locations are selected primarily based on data that indicate where speed and collision challenges exist.“Reducing speeding and reckless driving continues to be one of the City's top road safety priorities, and we know that Automated Speed Enforcement is an essential, data-driven tool that is effective in changing driver behaviour and protecting our vulnerable road users. We know that when these speed cameras go up, drivers slow down,” Mayor John Tory said in a statement on Friday.
The city says it has posted warning signs at all of the new locations to warn drivers in advance, as per provincial requirements.In January, a total of 21,681 tickets were issued, with the ASE device on Beverley Street north of D'Arcy Street handing out the most tickets at 2,772. There were also 1,632 repeat offenders in January.
The cameras issued 25,666 tickets in February, with the same device on Beverley Street issuing the most tickets again, accounting for 19 per cent of all tickets. There were 1,788 repeat offenders in February. A total of 27,290 tickets were issued in March, with 10 per cent of all tickets coming from the device on Avenue Road south of Caribou Road. March had 1,963 repeat offenders.
Since the program launched, the highest excessive speed detected was 146 km/h in a 50 km/h speed limit zone on Martin Grove Road north of Garfella Drive.The 50 new locations are:3. Royal York Road north of La Rose Avenue 6. Ourland Avenue near Merriday Street 9. Scarlett Road south of Ellins Avenue 12. Stilecroft Drive west of Sharpecroft Boulevard 15. Dufferin Street south of Claver Avenue 18. Dufferin Street south of Dufferin Park Avenue 21. Spadina Avenue south of Bloor Street West 24.