Toronto adds 25 more speed enforcement cameras to nab reckless drivers
Attention Toronto speeders: there are a whole whack of shiny, brand-new speeding cameras ready to capture your dangerous and reckless driving and issue you an automatic ticket.
On Feb. 2, Mayor John Tory announced 25 additional speed enforcement cameras across the city, bumping the grand total to 75 cameras.
Drivers were already warned about these new cameras as 90-day warning signs were installed at the exact locations, alerting that cameras would soon be installed before charges were dished out.
Here are the exact locations of these cams.
West
- Thistle Down Boulevard east of Albion Road
- Martin Grove Road south of Eglinton Avenue West
- Mimico Avenue west of Station Road
- Lansdowne Avenue near 108 Lansdowne Avenue
- Pritchard Avenue near Batavia Avenue
- Sheppard Avenue West west of Keele Street
- Driftwood Avenue east of Jane Street
- Bloor Street West west of Clinton Street
- Gladstone Avenue south of Cross Street
Central
- Avenue Road north of Elwood Boulevard
- Dennison Avenue south of Grange
- Davisville Avenue east of Yonge Street
- Queen Street East near Sackville Street
- Logan Avenue north of Wolfrey Avenue
East
- Harrison Road near Vernham Avenue
- Sloane Avenue near Draycott Drive
- Freshmeadow Drive west of Applegate Crescent
- Senlac Road north of Elynhill Drive
- Main Street south of Swanwick Avenue
Scarborough
- Danforth Road east of Huntington Avenue
- Lawrence Avenue East near Canlish Road
- Birchmount Road north of Bay Mills Boulevard
- Tapscott Road west of Blackwell Avenue
- Orton Park Road south of Ellesmere Road
- Lawrence Avenue East west of Port Union Road
In October, the initial 50 cameras installed around the city issued almost 19,000 tickets with the most nabbed on Parkside Drive, south of Algonquin Avenue, near High Park.
November saw an additional 18,000 tickets issued with the most infractions reported on Weston Road south of Burgundy Court and December saw a whopping 21,300 tickets. The speediest area was once again Parkside Drive for the month.
In Ontario, speeding is generally considered anywhere from 10 - 50 kilometres/per hour over the posted limit.
Stunt driving is described as driving 40 kilometres/per hour over the speed limit on roads with a speed limit less than 80 kilometres/per hour and driving 50 kilometres per hour or more over the speed limit.
So slow down, Toronto, Big Brother is watching.
