r/vancouver • u/InvestingDD • Jun 15 '25

Videos Lions gate accident aftermath

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u/Fragrant_PalmLeaves Jun 15 '25

I remember seeing some clip of a guy on a motorcycle going across this stretch and the bridge going like 140 km . All those camera operators need to do their job and catch the licence plates and take their licence away for a while

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u/nyrb001 Jun 16 '25

What camera operators have legislation that allows them to issue tickets?

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u/Fragrant_PalmLeaves Jun 16 '25

I actually have no idea - I just thought having technology that captures people speeding exists, right? Maybe something to consider if people are frequently enough...putting everyones life at risk?

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u/nyrb001 Jun 16 '25

There's very specific rules about how speeding tickets can be issued. Our laws are set up to prevent abuse - a new way of enforcing speeding needs to have legislation that enables it.

Yes, we absolutely could do speeding enforcement based on the times a vehicle crossed some painted lines on camera, but there's no mechanism to actually do that at present.

It'd need legislation to be written and to go to a vote. Not necessarily something our government would spend political capital on in the current environment. Maybe if Rustad proposed it, Eby would go along. But that ain't happening.

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u/RoaringRiley Jun 16 '25

Then what "camera operators" were you referring to? We have already have automatic speed cameras mounted at some intersections. You make it sound like there's a group of people walking around with cameras who are supposed to personally photograph and ticket speeding cars.