Brampton City Council just announced that they will be implementing Automated Speed Enforcement (ASE) throughout 200 locations.
ASE is an automated system that uses a camera and a speed measurement device to help enforce speed limits in school zones, community safety zones as well as on roadways posted less than 80 km per hour. If a vehicle exceeds the posted speed limit in an ASE-enforced area, the ASE system captures an image that is stored and reviewed by a provincial offences officer. Like a red light camera ticket, the ASE ticket contains a digitized copy of the image and an enlargement of the plate portion, which is then mailed to the registered plate holder regardless of who was driving. However, the penalty is only a fine, which is determined by how fast the vehicle was travelling.
“There is absolutely zero tolerance for speeding in Brampton and our council will continue to take action to make this message clear. Through measures like increasing Automated Speed Enforcement to 200 locations across our city, we are working towards reducing vehicle incidents and increasing safety for all road users, especially those most vulnerable,” says Mayor Patrick Brown.
Currently, there are five locations with ASE notification signs in place that will have cameras installed by September 2020:
– Ward 1 Vodden Street East (between Kennedy Road and Centre Street)
– Ward 2 Richvale Drive North (between Kennedy Road and Sandalwood Parkway)
– Ward 3 Ray Lawson Boulevard (between Hurontario Street and McLaughlin Road)
– Ward 8 Avondale Boulevard (between Bramalea Road and Birchbank Road)
– Ward 9 Fernforest Drive (between Bovaird Drive and Sandalwood Parkway)
“Following the introduction of ASE on Vodden Street this year, Council also launched interim bike lanes nearby to promote and support safe active transportation. Our priority is to create streets for people so we can keep all of Brampton moving safely,” says Paul Vicente, regional councillor and chair of Public Works and Engineering.
The city council is working towards establishing 25 additional Community Safety Zones by September 2020. They will also begin purchasing additional cameras to support ASE across the city.
The city anticipates having all cameras installed and signs at each entry point into the city by the end of this year.
Brampton is one of the first municipalities in Ontario to implement ASE and introduced its first notification sign on December 19, 2019.
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