There is no question that these cameras work...I was fined $250.00 and I have maintained second gear in these zones ever since. Changing people's behaviour needs consequences.
I think Doug Ford is wrong! Signs alone don't work. But speed cameras, especially if there are signs indicating their presence, do slow speeders down. They're effective and needed around vulnerable areas such as schools, and other pedestrian-heavy areas. I've been caught once in Belleville on Sidney St. at 5 km over the limit. Now I know the camera is there, I won't speed again. The whole flow of traffic is effectively slowed at that area which is adjacent to several schools. Ford has made it easier to get alcohol, and now he's making it easier to speed: a bad combination!
There is no question that these cameras work...I was fined $250.00 and I have maintained second gear in these zones ever since. Changing people's behaviour needs consequences.
I think Doug Ford is wrong! Signs alone don't work. But speed cameras, especially if there are signs indicating their presence, do slow speeders down. They're effective and needed around vulnerable areas such as schools, and other pedestrian-heavy areas. I've been caught once in Belleville on Sidney St. at 5 km over the limit. Now I know the camera is there, I won't speed again. The whole flow of traffic is effectively slowed at that area which is adjacent to several schools. Ford has made it easier to get alcohol, and now he's making it easier to speed: a bad combination!
What seems to missing in this important discussion is the opinion(s) of the enforcement officers i.e. the OPP.