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Pellerin: Speeding? Running a red? Driving while distracted? Time for a refresher driver ed course, Ottawa (ottawacitizen.com)
submitted 10 months ago by veeesix@lemmy.ca to c/ottawa@lemmy.ca
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Numbers just released by the City of Ottawa show 155 people a day on average got nabbed by a red-light camera in 2023, a problem that’s getting worse every year. As is speeding. And distracted driving. It’s obvious: Nobody knows how to drive worth beans.

The new data on red-light cameras shows that during the year 2023, our 85 cameras together led to the issuing of 56,472 tickets representing more than $18.3 million in fines. That’s an increase from 45,723 tickets last year. It represents an average of $215,294 and change per camera in 2023. The numbers for speeding cameras aren’t any better, in case you were wondering. And they, too, keep getting worse.

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[-] bionicjoey@lemmy.ca 15 points 10 months ago

Time to stop designing our city so that people need to drive to do literally anything.

[-] BedSharkPal@lemmy.ca 1 points 10 months ago

Amen! It just exploits people who can't afford a car.

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