Ontario Brings Back Photo RadarUncategorizedNovember 16, 2016Some 20 or so years after they were abolished by the province under former premier Mike Harris’ government, photo radar is coming back to Ontario. Premier Kathleen Wynne recently announced that she will be introducing legislation that will let municipalities install speed cameras in school zones and certain designated “community safety zones.” The provincial legislation will also allow for reduced speed limits in those areas from the default of 50km/h and make it easier to install cameras that send automatic tickets to the owners of cars. Revenue generated from the speeding tickets will be used to fund the municipalities. Instead of the entire province legislating to install photo radars on all major streets and intersections, the province has given the green light (no pun intended) for municipalities across Ontario to implement this technology and amended speed limits as they see fit on only school zones and community safety zones. Regardless of the speed limit, conventional wisdom is to drive slightly faster than the designated limit or at least keep up with the traffic flow. If the speed limit drops to 40km/h, people will likely end up driving around 50 km/h. It is worthy to note however that tickets can be issued out for driving 6km/h over the speed limit. There is also a psychological and monetary incentive behind the cameras; if you know it is there, chances are, you will slow down. Considering the hefty fine you will have to pay, you should be more inclined to drive closer to the speed limit.