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Durham speed cams click-and-fine start from today

Timed with reopening of schools in Durham, fines related to Automated Speed Enforcement (ASE) cameras will start to be issued from today.

The cameras are located in some school zones and designated community safety zones, according to Region of Durham [For locations click here or below].

Durham had previously announced red light cameras will become operational too [For locations, click here or below]

ASE cameras will take images of vehicles that are detected going over the speed limit. These images are then reviewed by a Provincial Offences Officer, and an offence notice will be sent to the registered owner of the vehicle. No demerit points are issued, said the statement.

It did not mention if any allowance is made over the posted speed limit.

ASE cameras have been deployed in data collection mode since June. At two ASE sites near Ontario Tech University and Anderson Collegiate Vocational Institute, one in four motorists were in violation of the speed limit and would be charged if current speeding patterns continue, the statement said.

This tool is used to help enforce speed limits in school zones and community safety zones—places where people walk, bike, run and play—and to help improve road user safety by increasing speed compliance, altering driver behaviour and increasing public awareness about the critical need to slow down on our roadways, the statement pointed out.

This initiative is in support of Durham Vision Zero, a long-term plan to ensure a safe transportation system that sees no lives lost or serious injuries on Durham’s roadways.

“Speed is a contributing factor in approximately one third of fatal collisions on Durham roads. ASE acts as a reminder to drivers that speed limits are not guidelines, they are laws. The goal of this technology is to have drivers reduce speeds on our roadways, which will reduce the frequency and severity of collisions in our community,” said Ramesh Jagannathan, Director of Transportation and Field Services.

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