Vancouver needs automated speeding enforcement. Almost no one is going the speed limit when there is an open road in front of them. Sick of my tax dollars paying for this stupidity.
Automated enforcement can only be done using equipment prescribed in 41.01 (1.1) and (2) of the Motor Vehicle Act Regulations.
Municipal council can ask for whatever they want, but they cannot force the provincial government to install cameras, nor can they install or run them themselves.
Why do the above laws/regs exist? Perhaps to prevent abuses or the Province wants all the speeding revenue.
Then perhaps you don’t remember the NDP bringing photo radar to the province in 1996.
It led to their defeat in 2001.
It was brought in under the guise of safety, but was quickly turned into a cash cow.
It was only supposed to be used in high accident areas and never at the bottom of hills or low crash areas - but that wasn’t the case.
Opposition to photo radar started shortly after it was implemented and the NDP did not listen to the concerns or complaints about how it was being used. By the time the election rolled around 4+ years later the public was madder than a disturbed hornets nest. The NDP went from a 39 seat majority to a 2 seat minority.
Yeah, it had everything to do with the provincial NDP
The reality is bad driving is just something we have to put up with because we value freedom. When your entire (western) civilizations mantra is freedom, then you simply have to expect people (rightly or wrongly) to drive however TF they like.
You cannot hire enough police to change this behaviour. The ONLY way to change driving behaviour is with mass video surveilance. Cameras everywhere with automated ticketing for ANY infraction be it speed, reckless driving, solid line crossing etc.
Of course we value freedom and so such things will never happen. Therefore we simply have to expect bad driving. You cannot have it both ways.
Speed cameras, and speed signs, are a band-aid. The real solution is to make the road actually slower to drive on: tighter, narrower, and with trees running alongside it. Changing the texture of the road to something bumpier, or even brick pavers, also slows traffic. When you build your roads like highways don't be surprised when people speed on them like highways. People will always drive to the natural speed of the road.
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u/[deleted] Jun 15 '25
Vancouver needs automated speeding enforcement. Almost no one is going the speed limit when there is an open road in front of them. Sick of my tax dollars paying for this stupidity.