“Alberta has the highest usage of photo radar in Canada, and these changes will finally eliminate the cash cow that affects so many Albertans,” says Devin Dreeshen, Minister of Transportation and Economic Corridors. “Photo radar must only be used to improve traffic safety, and with theses changes, municipalities will no longer be able to issue thousands of speeding tickets simply to generate revenue.”
The cap on any new photograph radar gear, applications or new photograph radar places can be prolonged till the one-year session with municipalities is full on Dec. 1, 2024, say authorities officers.
Edmonton and Calgary could have the choice to redeploy the photograph radar items beforehand used on the ring roads to areas of their cities the place they’ve a security affect – in class, playground and development zones.
“I am very pleased to see this change to allow our police force to redeploy photo radar from Stoney Trail into high-risk areas in our communities such as school zones, construction zones and playground zones due to changing traffic patterns. This will result in increased traffic safety for all Calgary drivers and pedestrians,” provides Andre Chabot, Ward 10 councillor, City of Calgary.
“Photo radar is about keeping people safe, not money. It is one tool the City of Edmonton uses to protect people on the roads. We will continue to engage with the Government of Alberta and law enforcement to ensure we are achieving the intended outcome of making our roads safer,” shares Karen Principe, Ward tastawiyiniwak councillor, City of Edmonton.
The authorities says Alberta’s first photograph radar items have been launched in 1987 and now there are about 2,387 photograph radar websites throughout the province. Calgary’s ring street has eight photograph radar websites and Edmonton’s ring street has 22. Officials say these ring street photograph radar websites could be relocated to delicate areas.
This implies that Calgary can choose eight high-risk areas and Edmonton can choose 22 high-risk areas to redeploy these websites.
“I am pleased to see this change will focus on using Automated Traffic Enforcement as a tool in the toolbox to improve traffic safety and driver behaviour, as we have done in Spruce Grove. We look forward to the upcoming consultation on this topic,” notes Jeff Acker, mayor, City of Spruce Grove.
“I am happy to see this important change to ensure that photo radar is focused on driver safety rather than revenue generation. This one-year consultation with municipalities will support Albertans by clearly identifying where the need for traffic safety improvements are most necessary in our communities,” says Kara Westerlund, vice-president, Rural Municipalities of Alberta.
Alberta authorities fast details
- Photo radar generated $171 million in 2022-2023.
- Traffic wonderful income is cut up between the province and municipalities, with the province receiving 40 per cent and municipalities receiving 60 per cent.
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