#automated-speed-enforcement

#automated-speed-enforcement

Vaughan has decided to end its automated speed enforcement (ASE) program after a special council meeting on Monday. City council supported a motion from Mayor Steven Del Duca to end the program and instead focus on "traffic-calming measures" and other ways to reduce speed in areas like school zones, according to a City of Vaughan news release. The city will make a request to York Region to suspend its ASE program on regional roads, as per the approved motion.

The association representing Ontario's municipalities is urging Premier Doug Ford to reconsider his plan to get rid of automated speed cameras, saying it will put pedestrians at risk. Ford reacted to news earlier this week that 17 automated speed cameras were cut down in Toronto over two nights, saying if municipalities don't ditch them, he will. The premier called the cameras a "cash grab," and suggested that "big huge signs" and "big flashing lights" would more effectively deter speeding.