Ontario Premier Doug Ford says his government will be looking to ban traffic speed cameras across the province, a move opposed by chiefs of police in the province.
Ford made the announcement during a Sept. 25 press conference in Vaughan, saying his government will be introducing the related legislation this fall.
“Over the last few years, we’ve seen municipalities across the province use municipal speed cameras as nothing more than a cash grab,” he said. “People are fed up.”
The province will instead establish a new provincial fund to help affected municipalities implement alternative safety measures, including proactive traffic-calming initiatives like speed bumps, roundabouts, raised crosswalks and curb extensions, as well as public education and improved signage, to slow down drivers….