I still think they should be timed. A ticket for 10 over near a school at 03:00 in the summer is fundraising not safety.Most I've seen have been in school zones which I have no issue with really.
They only put the speed cameras in places which are highly sensitive to speed, usually because that stretch of road has a history of accidents or pedestrian issues.
Some whiners are pretty disagreeable and stubborn. But that's life and we need to live with it.Or whiners. Speed cameras are often more about fundraising/appeasing connected whiners than safety.
The other hidden price is when someone else's driving affects you and the case never gets heard because of court delays by people that were 100% guilty but want to trash the system.Why? It’s $120 and doesn’t go against your license.
If it was >200 I’d consider it, but for $120 it’s not worth for me to deal with.
Arbitrary number of course as it depends on each of us and what we’re comfortable paying.
They did that in Winnipeg years ago and it was a PITA but they changed the speed limits based on whether school was in or out. Different speed limits for before school, lunch break and after school. Do statutory holidays count? Is the school Catholic and do holy days count?I still think they should be timed. A ticket for 10 over near a school at 03:00 in the summer is fundraising not safety.
Fight it
I still think they should be timed. A ticket for 10 over near a school at 03:00 in the summer is fundraising not safety.
Lots of schools already have variable speed limit. Light on the sign means 40, no light means 50. Only have camera activated with light.They did that in Winnipeg years ago and it was a PITA but they changed the speed limits based on whether school was in or out. Different speed limits for before school, lunch break and after school. Do statutory holidays count? Is the school Catholic and do holy days count?
Or proper road design that automatically encourages the desired speed. No signs or expensive cameras required. Doesnt even need to be a super expensive solution. Narrowing lanes with paint drops 85th percentile speed. Add a few planters if you want it to drop more.The only thing that will stop a lot of idiots who are chronic gross speeders is...hit them hard in the wallet.
Large Egg w/Double Yolks only for Me.I drive like there's an egg between my foot and the pedal.
Narrowing lanes with paint drops 85th percentile speed.
"Your worship, there is no evidence that the traffic light was in compliance
with the HTA,
If you are charged with violating a sign on a post, for example, "NO LEFT TURN",
you can ask if the witness verified that the sign was displayed at the proper height,
which means the distance from the road surface to the bottom edge of the sign
(I learned this one, and got a dismissal, in 1971).
No law for amber light duration (but you already know that). I did find this ""The standards used in Hamilton follow provincial guidelines as identified in the Ontario Traffic Manual Book 12. Generally speaking, the higher the posted speed the longer the amber light stays on. At 50 kilometres per hour, the amber will last 3.3 seconds. At 90 km/h, the amber will last 5.1 seconds". For those interested, here is a link to the book. It has the numbers above but it also outlines a minimum time of 3 seconds. Even though the law doesn't require any time, if you wanted to argue that you only had 4 seconds instead of 5.1 and they were on the ball they could argue that minimum was exceeded and there is no requirement to meet preferred length.Please quote the HTA statute that shows the minimum legal duration of an amber light.
No law for amber light duration (but you already know that)
Just seen this now. I recently seen that, (at least in Oshaw), they now use 2 different camera types for speed. One is the usual, 4 foot high box roadside. The other is similar to the red light cameras, mounted on a pole about 8 - 10 feet off the ground.At least so far, all of the speed cameras look the same and are similarly positioned beside the road (and they all have signs before them "Municipal speed camera in use"), and all of the red-light cameras look the same and are similarly positioned before the intersection.
Get to know what they look like.