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
wait so it works… people reduced speeds considerably, and compliance to the speed limit nearly doubled… why is he against it?
Because a private company takes the profits, not the people.
Doesn’t follow. Doug Ford LOVES when private companies get public resources. That’s his whole model, but genuinely. If he’s against cameras, it’s because this specific company didn’t take the shady deal he offered them, or they didn’t make him a shady enough offer.
sounds like a good justification to nationalize, not remove.
Because it aligns with his suburban voter base, and the city mayor in Brampton is his opposition I believe?