City of Ottawa data from a handful of former photo radar sites show a steep drop in driver compliance through school and community safety zones.

cross-posted from: https://sh.itjust.works/post/53463841

Before the cameras were installed four years ago, roughly 17 per cent of motorists followed the posted speed limits. … In the last year before the cameras were banned, compliance reached 87 per cent.

Within a week of the cameras’ removal, that fell to 62 per cent, and three weeks later, it had dropped to 50 per cent.

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Carlucci says it’s time for drivers to reflect and consider one simple question.

“Why are you speeding in a school zone?”

  • corsicanguppy@lemmy.caEnglish
    11·
    2 days ago
    1. Put up speed cameras. Remove cops.
    2. Take down speed cameras. Don’t put cops back .
    3. With no cops, people drive like dicks
    4. Politicians blame lack speed cameras instead of lack of any enforcement, but it has nothing to do with the big speed camera cash grab.

    Anticipate porky speed cameras coming back.

    • FireRetardant@lemmy.world
      1·
      1 hour ago

      I did not notice a drop in officer presence or radar traps in my area while cameras were operating. Sometimes I would even see radar not far from the camera. If anything the culture of cops won’t pull you for 20 over or less is the bigger issue.