- Target:
- Ottawa City Council
- Region:
- Canada
There has been a movement to permit photo radar in Ottawa. We believe this to be misguided.
Photo radar will do nothing to promote safety. The major problem in Ottawa is careless driving, not speeding. An example is the growing tendency for drivers turning right to simply blow through red lights and stop signs. This is becoming a significant problem and it is only a matter of time before it causes a major accident. Many drivers don't appear to know, or care, about the rules of the road.
Installing photo radar will do nothing to reduce traffic accidents. What it will do is fill the city's coffers. Photo radar is about revenue, not safety.
We call on the City of Ottawa to desist from efforts to install a photo radar system.
These systems have not proven effective in reducing accidents and fatalities. Traffic enforcement should concentrate on careless, distracted, and aggressive drivers.
Photo radars do not distinguish safe drivers from dangerous drivers; they simply provide a revenue source for the city.
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The No to Photo Radar in Ottawa petition to Ottawa City Council was written by Doug George and is in the category Local Government at GoPetition.