SENSE BC

It can't be cash grab 'cuz it loses money, but don't worry there's a LONG TERM plan to make it pay....

"In fact, the report suggests more speeding infractions equate to even greater costs for the City due to the price of processing the tickets. The infractions caught on ASE systems have cost a total of around $1.7 million.

There is, however, a long-term plan that could at least make the program revenue-neutral by 2023.

As of now, infractions go through the court system. If the City makes ASE a permanent fixture (which is likely, judging by the positive response from council), the goal will be to receive provincial approval to allow a monetary penalty system that would be handled by the City.

“Then the program would essentially just pay for itself,” said Field."

BC pickup drives over police cruiser to avoid traffic stop.

"Using the drone in this manner was definitely productive. We’ll be making use of it for future enforcement initiatives..."

Definition of slippery slope: "The slippery slope involves an acceptance of a succession of events without direct evidence that this course of events will happen." You can make a complaint at https://www.oipc.bc.ca/

The cost of driving in Ontario.

“Safespeed gave its salesmen a 3.5 percent cut of every ticket issued by camera systems they sold as an incentive, and this incentive worked better than expected. Tony Ragucci resigned his position as mayor of Oakbrook Terrace as news of the Federal Bureau Investigation's probe into Safespeed became public. The feds reportedly seized $60,000 in cash from Ragucci's home, and salesman Patrick Doherty last month said he wanted to reconsider his not guilty plea to the charge that he bribed mayors to win lucrative payoffs from Safespeed.”