• krnl386
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    1 year ago

    They’re really expensive, apparently. But hey, I think moving them around to the most lucrative locations to maximize earnings for the city (assuming they actually get to collect the money), could be a nice way to help subsidize road maintenance or TTC costs.

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      1 year ago

      They’re really expensive, apparently.

      Yeah, probably too expensive to literally put them on EVERY street, but they are a tiny investment for the amount of return you get on roads where speeding is common (i.e. the places where these tend to be installed).

      If you tell drivers that revenue generated through speeding tickets will towards paying for cycling infrastructure, I’m sure the rates of speeding would plummet. LOL

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        The issue is less the cost of the device, but for them to work, someone has to process those tickets. That’s judges, police, clerks, etc. That’s the expensive part and why they aren’t the cash grab they look like.

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          but for them to work, someone has to process those tickets. That’s judges, police, clerks, etc. That’s the expensive part and why they aren’t the cash grab they look like.

          According to ASE Ontario, only a provincial offences officer reviews the ticket before issuing a fine. I guess if the ticket is contested, it would involve the courts, just like any other ticket. And you’d have to be an idiot to contest one of these tickets, which has a photo of you speeding. LOL

          They also say “The total payable indicated on the ticket includes the set fine, court costs and the victim fine surcharge, which is credited to the provincial victims’ justice fund account.”

          Either way, tickets need to be issued, and this just speeds up the process AND reduces speeding in the areas they are implemented.