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Debate over photo radar cameras moves to rural Ottawa (ottawa.ctvnews.ca)
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Speeding is becoming a growing concern for residents in rural areas, especially as new housing developments pop up. In 2020, a city report showed rural Ottawa had the highest percentage of fatal collisions at 37 per cent.

Construction for a roundabout at the Perth-Meynell intersection is expected to start in the spring to help with the flow of traffic.

Now that council has approved Brown's motion, city staff will spend the year identifying locations that could meet the conditions for a speed camera.

"This isn't about raising revenue it's about solving the problem," he said. "We want to make sure, as we build out these communities, we are bringing solutions we know work."

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Does Ontario not already have a points/demerits system? My mom was an alcoholic, so I saw her get her license suspended once, twice, for 5 years, then permanently.

I guess it's too lenient to make a difference.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I don't know, I've only ever had a Saskatchewan license. Note that I was not referring to the criminal offense of impaired driving that has it's own provisions for license suspension. I was talking about suspension for "simply" collecting too many points for moving violations (speeding, failure to stop at signs and signals, etc.)

[–] [email protected] 0 points 9 months ago

Ontario definitely already has that. The demerit limit is also lower for drivers without a full license (classes G1 and G2). But, like I said, it must be too lenient.