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CTV News
3 days ago
- Automotive
- CTV News
Ottawa sees drop in speeders caught by photo radar cameras in April
Motorists continued to slow down around photo radar cameras on Ottawa's roads this spring, as the number of tickets issued for speeding dropped for a third straight month. Statistics from the City of Ottawa show 30,191 speeding tickets were issued through the automated speed enforcement camera program in April, down from 37,285 speed tickets issued in April 2024. A total of 30,364 speeding tickets were issued by Ottawa's 60 photo radar cameras in March, down from 43,416 tickets in March 2024. The automated speed enforcement program issued 19,582 speeding tickets in February, down from 22,861 speeding tickets the year before. The statistics don't provide an explanation for the drop in photo radar camera tickets issued on Ottawa roads this year. T The first quarter financial report showed there is a $1.5 million deficit in the Traffic Services department through the first three months of the year 'primarily due' to the automated speed enforcement program. 'Revenues for the period were lower-than-anticipated as a result of inclement weather and changes in driver behaviour,' staff said. 'Any surplus or deficit in the automated speed enforcement program at year-end will be offset in the Road Safety Reserve.' One issue may be hidden, damaged or missing licence plates on vehicles caught by the cameras. Statistics provided to CTV News Ottawa show 15,480 vehicles with damaged, obstructed or missing licence plates were captured by Ottawa's automated speed enforcement cameras in the first three months of this year, meaning tickets could not be issued. The photo radar camera on King Edward Avenue, between Bolton Street and St. Patrick Street, was the busiest camera in April, catching 3,543 speeders. A total of 1,877 tickets were issued through the photo radar camera at Walkley Road, between Halifax Drive and Harding Road, while the camera on Colonial Road, between Delson Drive and Frank Kenny Road, caught 1,594 speeders in April. The City of Ottawa says 111,281 speeding tickets were issued through the photo radar program in the first four months of 2025, down from 123,196 tickets in the first four months of 2024. The City of Ottawa has 60 photo radar cameras in operation in school zones, community safety zones and high-speed zones across the city. There are plans to install 24 new photo radar cameras on roads across the city in 2025. Revenue collected through the automated speed enforcement camera program supports Ottawa's Road Safety Action Plan and is reinvested into road safety initiatives for all road users. Here is a look at the 10 busiest photo radar cameras in Ottawa in April
CTV News
27-05-2025
- Business
- CTV News
Fewer photo radar tickets result in $1 million shortfall in Ottawa's budget revenue
A new photo radar camera has been installed on King Edward Avenue at Bruyere Street. The camera issued 7,500 speeding tickets in its first month of operation. (CTV News Ottawa) Drivers slowing down around Ottawa's photo radar cameras resulted in less revenue flowing into the City of Ottawa's coffers through the first three months of the year. The quarterly financial report for the finance and corporate services committee says a $1.5 million deficit in the Traffic Services department through the first three months of the year is 'primarily due' to the automated speed enforcement program. 'Revenues for the period were lower-than-anticipated as a result of inclement weather and changes in driver behaviour,' staff said. 'Any surplus or deficit in the automated speed enforcement program at year-end will be offset in the Road Safety Reserve.' A total of 81,090 speeding tickets were issued through the automated speed enforcement camera program in the first three months of 2025, down from 85,911 tickets in the January-March period in 2024. New statistics from the City of Ottawa show 19,582 tickets were issued through the automated speed enforcement camera program in February. It was the fewest number of speeders caught by photo radar cameras in a month since November 2023, when 19,445 speeding tickets were issued. As of the end of March, 60 photo radar cameras were in operation in community safety zones, school zones and high-speed areas across Ottawa. There are plans to install 24 new photo radar cameras on roads across the city in 2025. Revenue collected through the automated speed enforcement camera program supports Ottawa's Road Safety Action Plan and is reinvested into road safety initiatives for all road users.
