After more than 32,000 speeding tickets were handed out in just three weeks by new automated speed enforcement cameras in community safety zones, council in the City of Vaughan decided to pause the program.

Mayor Steven Del Duca put forward the motion last week to pause the tickets until September, when council is due to receive a report from staff on ways the city can create more effective signage about the presence of cameras.

  • genevieve@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    4 days ago

    At 30kph, a pedestrian hit by a car survives 90% of the time.

    At 50kph, it’s 50/50 if a pedestrian dies.

    At 70kph, it’s 90/10 dead body.

    As someone in that lucky 10%, I’m all for more enforcement of speed limits.

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      3 days ago

      Great, so set the limits to 70kmh so pedestrians stop being so careless, or lower the limits and put more pedestrian crossings in place.