Local speed enforcement cameras in Toronto issued over 9,700 tickets in the third month of operations, City officials announced Friday.
Between September 6 and October 6, the City’s 50 Automated Speed Enforcement (ASE) devices issued a total of 9,719 tickets to vehicles travelling in excess of the posted speed limit.
During this period, the ASE device on Gateway Boulevard (Ward 16, Don Valley East) issued the most tickets at 955, accounting for almost 10% of all tickets.
The highest fine of $706 was issued to a vehicle owner travelling at 78 km/h in 30 km/h speed limit zones by the devices on Bicknell Avenue, South of Avon Drive (Ward 5, York-South Weston).
READ: Where Every Speed Camera is Located in Toronto (MAP)
According to the data, the number of repeat offenders during the third month of issuing tickets was 604. The six most frequent repeat offenders received six tickets for speeding at Patricia Avenue, West of Homewood Avenue (Ward 18 Willowdale).
The program, which has been in operation for the past three months, has issued a total of 47,195 tickets. During the first full month of enforcement, July 6 to August 5, ASE devices issued a total of 22,301 tickets to speeding vehicles and detected 2,239 repeat offenders. During the second month, from August 6 to September 5, the devices issued 15,175 tickets and identified 1,198 repeat offenders.
“The Automated Speed Enforcement program is working. Each month, fewer drivers were caught speeding in school and community safety zones where they’ve been placed, and they are helping to keep vulnerable people, especially school children, in these communities safer," said Mayor John Tory.
"It’s clear that more people are changing their driving behaviour and I hope that moving these devices to new locations in November will see the same encouraging and almost immediate results.”
In the coming days, the City says all 50 ASE devices will be moved to new locations to address a greater number of areas with safety concerns and to encourage a wide-ranging deterrent effect. Signage has been posted at all-new locations to warn drivers in advance. Warning letters in lieu of tickets will not be issued.
The 50 new locations are:
Ward 1 (Etobicoke North): Golfdown Drive, east of Turpin AvenueWard 1 (Etobicoke North): Mount Olive Drive, west of Kipling AvenueWard 2 (Etobicoke Centre): The Kingsway, south of Hartfield RoadWard 2 (Etobicoke Centre): Mill Road, north of Bloor Street WestWard 3 (Etobicoke Lakeshore): Mimico Avenue, west of Station RoadWard 3 (Etobicoke Lakeshore): Stanley Avenue, near Elizabeth StreetWard 4 (Parkdale High Park): Willard Avenue, near Rexford RoadWard 4 (Parkdale High Park): Mountview Avenue, near 51 Mountview Ave.Ward 5 (York-South Weston): Rockcliffe Boulevard, near Rockcliffe CourtWard 5 (York-South Weston): Jane Street, north of Lambton AvenueWard 6 (York Centre): Ancaster Road, near Plewes RoadWard 6 (York Centre): Dovehouse Avenue, west of Keele StreetWard 7 (Humber River-Black Creek): Topcliff Avenue, near 96 Topcliff Ave.Ward 7 (Humber River-Black Creek): Gracedale Boulevard, near Crimscott RoadWard 8 (Eglinton-Lawrence): Avenue Road, near Castlefield AvenueWard 8 (Eglinton-Lawrence): Bedford Park Avenue, west of Yonge StreetWard 9 (Davenport): Laughton Avenue, near Talbot StreetWard 9 (Davenport): Ruskin Avenue, west of Perth AvenueWard 10 (Spadina Fort-York): Denison Avenue, south of Grange AvenueWard 10 (Spadina Fort-York): Brant Street, south of Adelaide Street WestWard 11 (University-Rosedale): Orde Street, west of Murray StreetWard 11 (University-Rosedale): Essex Street, west of Christie StreetWard 12 (Toronto-St. Paul’s): Ava Road, east of Westover Hill RoadWard 12 (Toronto-St. Paul’s): Tweedsmuir Avenue, south of Heath Street WestWard 13 (Toronto Centre): Sherbourne Street, south of Wellesley Street EastWard 13 (Toronto Centre): Berkeley Street, south of Gerrard Street EastWard 14 (Toronto Danforth): Dundas Street East, east of Broadview AvenueWard 14 (Toronto Danforth): Lesmount Avenue, south of Cosburn AvenueWard 15 (Don Valley West): Erskine Avenue, west of Redpath AvenueWard 15 (Don Valley West): Thorncliffe Park Drive, near 79 Thorncliffe Park Dr.Ward 16 (Don Valley East): Fenside Drive, south of Roywood DriveWard 16 (Don Valley East): Underhill Drive, near Beveridge DriveWard 17 (Don Valley North): Sheppard Avenue East, west of Don Mills RoadWard 17 (Don Valley North): Seneca Hill Drive, west of Don Mills RoadWard 18 (Willowdale): Doris Avenue, north of Spring Garden AvenueWard 18 (Willowdale): Church Avenue, east of Doris AvenueWard 19 (Beaches-East York): Kingston Road, near Heyworth CrescentWard 19 (Beaches-East York): Spruce Hill Road, north of Queen Street EastWard 20 (Scarborough Southwest): Edge Park Avenue, east of Victoria Park AvenueWard 20 (Scarborough Southwest): Birchcliff Avenue, near Freeman StreetWard 21 (Scarborough Centre): Ellesmere Road, east of Mondeo DriveWard 21 (Scarborough Centre): Gooderham Drive, south of Murray Glen DriveWard 22 (Scarborough Agincourt): Birchmount Road, north of Bay Mills BoulevardWard 22 (Scarborough Agincourt): Southlawn Drive, near Buena Vista AvenueWard 23 (Scarborough North): McCowan Road, north of Kenhatch BoulevardWard 23 (Scarborough North): Brimwood Boulevard, near Bridley DriveWard 24 (Scarborough-Guildwood): Scarborough Golf Club Road, north of Lawrence Avenue EastWard 24 (Scarborough-Guildwood): Holmfirth Terrace, west of Vanwart DriveWard 25 (Scarborough-Rouge Park): Charlottetown Boulevard, near McCulley StreetWard 25 (Scarborough Rouge Park): Durnford Road, north of Rylander Boulevard
