“Lack of funding doomed photo radar”?

There’s been a spate of fossils coming out of the woodwork lately, extolling the virtues of Photo Radar. Witness former Ontario Premier Bob Rae, incapable of admitting a mistake, tweeting on February 23rd (twenty years after he lost an election in part due to...
UBCM – Speed Limits and Revenue Sharing

UBCM – Speed Limits and Revenue Sharing

A slightly shorter version of this article was published by The Vancouver Sun on Tuesday September 15th, 2015. The BC Government gives 100 per cent of ticket fine revenues to municipalities who want control over speed limits and who often influence how those limits...
Opinion: Photo radar won’t cure excessive speed

Opinion: Photo radar won’t cure excessive speed

Last week saw the publication of the “BC Coroners Service Child Death Review Panel, A Review of Young Driver Deaths, 2004-2013.” The panel’s core objective appears to be a renewed call for photo radar. To reduce public opposition they used the euphemisms of “time and...
It’s Time to Fix Alberta’s Speed Limits.

It’s Time to Fix Alberta’s Speed Limits.

While the rest of North America, and most recently British Columbia, recognize the benefits of speed limits which reflect both the reasonable actions of the reasonable majority of the driving public and the safety improvements in modern day automobiles; Alberta...