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CTV News
16 hours ago
- CTV News
Three pedestrian-vehicle collisions in one day in Ottawa raising concerns
A recent string of pedestrian-vehicle collisions is raising concerns in Ottawa. On Wednesday, a nine-year-old-boy was struck and killed by a school bus while riding his bike in Almonte. This was followed by three separate collisions Thursday, including on the corner of George St. Sussex St. in the Byward Market, where a vehicle drove onto the sidewalk, striking a woman walking and sending her to hospital with serious but non-life-threatening injuries. Ottawa councillor Stéphanie Plante says this is the first she heard about a car going onto a sidewalk, but adds the uptick in related collisions, has caught her attention. 'It's really eye opening because the more bikes and the more people we have walking, the easier it is for cars to commute if we have less people in them,' Plante says. 'It just goes to show that things like bollards, making sure that we have elevated spaces, making sure that we have pedestrian specific spaces, those can make a world of difference.' In 2023, CTV News Ottawa reported 23 vehicle collisions involving pedestrians and cyclists. 10 of those were fatal. Executive director of the Ottawa Safety Council Jamie Kwong says with the weather getting nicer it is leading to more people being outside and motorists need to be extra cautious. 'Everyone has to keep their head on a swivel and really be mindful of paying attention to what's going on, not everyone is going to have predictable behaviors and we as motorists need to be able to be ready for those situations,' Kwong says. 'When people make mistakes, it shouldn't be fatal, so, we can all do things that mitigate the amount of harm, whether or not we build our street safer or slow it down, but also as drivers, to be more aware of yourself.' Some tips from the Safety Council for drivers include to give cyclists enough space to pass them, have patience and drive the speed limit especially in residential neighbourhoods where children may be present.
CTV News
19-06-2025
- CTV News
Here are Ottawa's busiest red-light cameras in the first 4 months of 2025
A red light camera is seen in Ottawa in this undated photo. Ottawa drivers appear to be stopping more often for a red-light camera on King Edward Avenue in Lowertown this year, as the camera caught fewer red-light runners in the first four months of the year. King Edward Avenue is home to three of Ottawa's 10 busiest red-light cameras this year. However, Statistics released by the City of Ottawa show the red-light camera on King Edward Avenue at St. Patrick Street issued 339 tickets in the first four months of the year, down from 1,346 tickets in the January to April period last year. The red-light camera on King Edward Avenue at St. Andrew Street issued 477 tickets in the first four months of the year, down from 532 tickets in the January to April period in 2024. The camera on King Edward at Besserer Street issued 461 tickets in the first four months of the year, down from 502 tickets last year. The city issued 2,000 fewer tickets for red-light camera infractions in the first four months of the year. Statistics show 12,654 tickets were issued through red light cameras in the January to April period, down from 14,877 tickets in 2024 and 14,836 tickets in 2023. The 12,654 tickets issued for running a red light in the first four months of the year are the fewest number of tickets issued since 2022, when 8,934 tickets were issued in the January-April period. The City of Ottawa has added 15 red light cameras since 2022. Ottawa's busiest red-light camera is on Wellington Street at Bay Street, with 624 tickets issued through the first four months of the year. The camera caught 934 red light runners in the January-April period of 2024. The new red-light camera on Maitland Avenue at Erindale Drive/Glenmount Avenue issued 270 tickets in its first three months of operation in 2025. There was no data available for 11 red-light cameras in the first four months of the year. The fine for being caught running a red light by the red-light camera is $325. The ticket for running the red light is issued to the registered owner of the vehicle, regardless of who is driving the car at the time of the alleged offence. Revenue from the red-light camera program is intended to support road safety. A report from the auditor general earlier this year found $10.7 million in funding from red light cameras installed since 2020 was not 'used exclusively for road safety issues.' Ottawa's 10 busiest photo radar cameras in the first four months of 2025
