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Ontario plans to ban speed cameras; Ford frames move as affordability measure
Ontario will replace speed cameras with alternative traffic-calming measures and fund new safety initiatives after studies showed cameras reduced speeding by up to 45%, officials said.
- On Thursday, Ontario Premier Doug Ford announced the government will introduce legislation next month to ban municipal automated speed enforcement cameras, barring their use upon Royal Assent.
- Framing the issue as affordability, Premier Doug Ford urged the Ontario government to replace speed cameras, calling them a cash grab in recent weeks, and plans a provincial fund for alternative traffic-calming measures.
- Research shows that cameras reduce speeding, noting the Toronto Metropolitan University and the Hospital for Sick Children study found a 45% drop in school-zone speeding and Vaughan's ten cameras cut speeds by 19.4%.
- Barrie City Council voted to phase out ASE cameras with a Dec. 31, 2025 end date and authorized staff to negotiate a red‑light camera program, while some municipal leaders expressed disappointment.
- Looking at the wider picture, since 2019 over 700 municipal speed cameras have been installed in 40 municipalities across Ontario, with more planned in the coming months.
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