Toronto Adding 50 Automated Speed Cameras

Toronto is adding new photo radar systems to slow down drivers in school zones, Mayor John Tory announced earlier this week. This crackdown is part of the city's efforts to increase road safety and let the public know that it's important to obey posted limits, especially in Community Safety Zones.

The 50 cameras will be installed on local, collector, and arterial roads located in the safety zones and near schools. Each of the 25 city wards will get two cameras, for a total of 50. The City wants to warn drivers about the systems ahead of time, to slow them before they get ticketed, so starting this week, drivers will get a warning letter in the mail instead of a ticket. Actual speeding tickets are set to start in the spring, following the 90-day education campaign.

"Automated Speed Enforcement is a reminder for drivers in Toronto to slow down and obey the posted speed limit. We have fought for years for the provincial regulations to allow automated speed enforcement on our streets because we know it will save lives. I'm confident this program will not only enhance safety in our Community Safety Zones but will also bring us closer to our Vision Zero goals," said Mayor Tory. Vision Zero is the City's five-year action plan to reduce traffic-related deaths and injuries to zero.

The camera spots were picked based on data showing where "speed and collision challenges" existed in each ward. Each of the systems is mobile, and the City said that it expects they'll be moved every three to six months. Signage will be posted for each of the municipal camera locations, including a 90-day advance warning period. Typical for automated speed enforcement, the tickets will come with a fine only and no demerit points.

Initial Automated Speed Enforcement Locations