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CTV News
2 days ago
- Automotive
- CTV News
City of Barrie testing four new locations for photo radar cameras: Here's where
Municipal Speed Camera Testing signage in a school zone on Livingstone Street in Barrie, Ont. Motorists driving through several community safety zones in Barrie may have noticed new signage warning of automated speed enforcement (ASE) cameras - but the cameras aren't issuing tickets just yet. The City of Barrie installed 'Testing' signs at four school zone locations where photo radar camera technology is being prepared. The locations include Grove Street East near Maple Grove Public School, Livingstone Street near Monsignor Clair, Livingstone Street near Ford/West Bayfield Elementary School, and Rose Street near Barrie North Collegiate Institute. According to Tom Hanrahan, the city's traffic services supervisor, the signage is part of a phased implementation approach that lets motorists know where the cameras will be located before enforcement begins. 'The City doesn't yet have an estimated date for activation at these locations,' Hanrahan noted, emphasizing the current signage is for testing purposes only. Once active, the cameras will automatically capture images of vehicles exceeding the speed limit in designated school zones, and a provincial offences officer reviews the photos to issue tickets by mail. The initiative is aimed at reducing speeds in areas with high pedestrian activity, especially during school hours. In Barrie, school zone speed limits typically drop to 40 km/h between 7 a.m. and 5 p.m. Monday through Friday from September to June. The City confirmed that outside of those hours, including during the summer, the speed limit returns to the regular posted limit for that road.
BBC News
6 days ago
- BBC News
'Public should have been told about North Yorkshire speed camera'
More should have been done to inform the public about a fixed speed camera trial in North Yorkshire before it began, a council boss has said. The camera was installed on the A64 in Sherburn, near Malton, on 30 June and was due to go live the next day. However, just hours before the switch on, the camera was toppled in an act of of highways and transport Malcolm Taylor said: "Given the profile and interest that a fixed camera trial was likely to generate, I agree that more ought to have been done to advise the local community ahead of its going live date." North Yorkshire councillor Michelle Donohue-Moncrieff, who represents the area between Scarborough and Malton, raised concerns about the transparency of the a meeting yesterday, she said: "The location of the camera, just before a junction with traffic lights where cars must naturally slow down, has prompted genuine questions from the public."She asked that the evidence for assessing potential sites for a fixed camera and the outcome of the trial be made publicly available. Taylor said it was National Highways which manages the A64, rather than North Yorkshire added: "As this council is only responsible for the local road network, we have had no involvement in the decision-making process around the fixed camera trial, the site selection process, or the trial in any way."However, he recognised the concerns and agreed more ought to have been done to inform the public and the area's elected representatives. According to the Local Democracy Reporting Service, North Yorkshire Police's Assistant Chief Constable Ben Moseley said the location on the A64 was chosen due to the high volume of speeding offences captured by mobile added: "When working in tandem with fixed cameras, they can make a significant contribution towards safety by moderating a driver's speed in the local area."The force informed the public about the fixed camera the day before the trial was due to start. Supt Mick Roffe previously said: "The fact that we are promoting the exact location of this camera shows that this isn't about a quick way to generate money, it's about enforcing the 30mph limit on a route which has historically seen several serious and fatal collisions." Listen to highlights from North Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, catch up with the latest episode of Look North.
CTV News
14-07-2025
- Automotive
- CTV News
New speed camera to go live in Rockwood
A sign warning motorists an automated speed enforcement camera is active is pictured. A new speed camera will be implemented in a community just north of Guelph on Wednesday. As part of the Wellington County's Automated Speed Enforcement pilot program, the camera will be put into effect on Wellington Road 27 between Rockmosa Drive and Edgar Bonner Avenue in Rockwood. In a release, the County of Wellington said this location was chosen based on collected traffic data and safety reviews. This camera was the final one installed into the county as part of the program. There are a total of seven speed cameras. The remaining six are located at:
CBC
09-07-2025
- CBC
Parkside Drive speed camera cut down for 6th time in 8 months, despite new security camera
The Parkside Drive speed camera has been vandalized for the sixth time in eight months, one week after a security camera was installed next to it. The speed camera was cut down for the first time in November last year after the city approved a complete street redesign of Parkside Drive. The damaged speed camera was just re-installed about a week ago after it was cut down yet again last month. In a statement Wednesday, Faraz Gholizadeh, co-chair of the community group Safe Parkside, called it a case of déjà vu. "A speed camera that has recently spent more time on its side or in a pond than it has upright and functioning has clearly fallen well short of addressing the dangerous speeding on Parkside Drive," Gholizadeh said. He said that Parkside Drive speed camera is not only the most vandalised camera but also the busiest speed camera in the city. It has issued over 68,000 speeding tickets and generated over $7 million in fines to date, according to Safe Parkside. The speed camera was installed in 2022 after a speeding motorist killed an elderly couple in a five-vehicle crash. "The lack of meaningful safety measures remains a big concern on Parkside Drive," Gholizadeh said. "Parkside continues to experience very high numbers of speeding and reckless/careless driving." City spokesperson Laura McQuillan said in an email that the city "is working with its vendor and TPS [Toronto Police Service] on solutions to prevent future incidents of vandalism." A spokesperson for Toronto police said Wednesday that an investigation had not been opened yet.
CTV News
09-07-2025
- CTV News
Parkside Drive speed camera vandalized…again
After just being serviced for a previous vandalism, the speed camera on Parkside Drive near High Park has been hit for the sixth time in less than a year.
