Numbers just released by the City of Ottawa show 155 people a day on average got nabbed by a red-light camera in 2023, a problem that’s getting worse every year. As is speeding. And distracted driving. It’s obvious: Nobody knows how to drive worth beans.

The new data on red-light cameras shows that during the year 2023, our 85 cameras together led to the issuing of 56,472 tickets representing more than $18.3 million in fines. That’s an increase from 45,723 tickets last year. It represents an average of $215,294 and change per camera in 2023. The numbers for speeding cameras aren’t any better, in case you were wondering. And they, too, keep getting worse.