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Are speed cameras the answer to slowing drivers down?

Are speed cameras the answer to slowing drivers down?

Update: 2025-09-14
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Speed cameras track how fast you're driving and create a ticket that's eventually sent to you. Something about them frustrates people so much, the cameras are being vandalized. According to Toronto police, 16 were hit in the city in one night. One speed camera in particular has been cut down seven times.


Ontario Premier Doug Ford says they're a cash grab. City council says they save lives. But this isn't just a Toronto story. Speed cameras or photo radar has come and gone in several cities and provinces through the years. But speeding remains a problem coast to coast.


Our question: Are speed cameras the answer to slowing drivers down? Why do you speed?


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Are speed cameras the answer to slowing drivers down?

Are speed cameras the answer to slowing drivers down?