{"id":503241,"date":"2026-02-27T14:58:01","date_gmt":"2026-02-27T14:58:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/503241\/"},"modified":"2026-02-27T14:58:01","modified_gmt":"2026-02-27T14:58:01","slug":"speeding-has-increased-since-camera-ban-brampton-coun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/503241\/","title":{"rendered":"Speeding has increased since camera ban: Brampton coun."},"content":{"rendered":"

Brampton Councillor Rowena Santos says that data from the cameras show that speeding doubled immediately when the ban started, especially near school zones. <\/p>\n

A Brampton city councillor says speeding incidents more than doubled in her community the week after the Ontario government ended speed camera ticketing.<\/p>\n

The Ford government recently passed legislation banning municipalities from using speed cameras to issue tickets, calling the tool a \u201ccash grab,\u201d and ordered that all the cameras should stop distributing tickets by Nov. 14. <\/p>\n

But according to data shared by Coun. Rowena Santos \u2014 collected by speed cameras that were no longer distributing tickets, but which were still capturing vehicle speeds \u2014 Brampton saw 71,258 speeding incidents from Nov. 16 to Nov. 22 in the areas where cameras were located. That compares to 31,581 incidents the week prior, when the cameras were still distributing tickets. <\/p>\n

\u201cThey (the cameras) actually work,\u201d Santos told CP24 Thursday. \u201cAnd sadly enough, in many cases right now, our school zones are quite vulnerable because there are no traffic calming measures that are currently in place.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"\"Rowena Santos Brampton city councillor Rowena Santos speaks with CP24, Thursday, Nov. 27, 2025. <\/p>\n

The province has said that it plans to install measures such as speed bumps and roundabouts with the aim of preventing vehicles from being able to speed in sensitive areas. <\/p>\n

Also speaking with CP24 Thursday, Ontario Transportation Minister Prabmeet Sarkaria defended the move to ban cameras. <\/p>\n

\u201cOur approach has been the same from day one, proactive measures versus reactive,\u201d Sarkaria said. \u201cGetting a ticket three weeks in the mail after your speeding offense occurs is not the most effective way to slow down individuals.\u201d<\/p>\n

Several municipalities exploring use of speed camera data<\/p>\n

The province\u2019s move stopped 185 cameras across Brampton from issuing tickets, though the municipality was still able to access the speeding data they collected. <\/p>\n

Several municipalities have expressed interest in using the cameras to continue gathering information about speeding, even if the cameras can no longer issue tickets. <\/p>\n

The City of Orillia told CP24 it was exploring the idea, but deemed it unfeasible. The Region of Waterloo said it has provided its vendor 90 days\u2019 notice to end its contract for speed cameras, but will make use of the data collected until that happens. <\/p>\n

\u201cWhile images are no longer being captured, the cameras are temporarily helping the Region collect speed data, traffic, and busy times of day,\u201d a spokesperson for the region said. <\/p>\n

The Town of Newmarket told CP24 it is also looking to use the data to assess the effectiveness of various tools for reducing speeding. <\/p>\n

\u201cNewmarket is exploring the idea of collecting speed data from the existing cameras to\u202fhelp inform decisions on future traffic calming measures and assess the effectiveness of the new provincial signage requirements as a speed mitigation tool,\u201d the town said in an email. \u201cAt this time, the speed cameras are collecting speed data until a decision has been made by Newmarket Council.\u201d<\/p>\n

Some municipalities say large signs too large<\/p>\n

Until speed humps and other traffic calming measures can be installed, the province has provided municipalities with large signage to install where the cameras have been stopped from working. <\/p>\n

But Santos said the enormous signs could in fact create blind spots. <\/p>\n

\"\"Rowena Santos Coun. Rowena Santos stands beside one of the new speed signs to be placed in Brampton school zones where speed cameras are being removed. (Handout) <\/p>\n

\u201cIn my five-inch platform boots, I look like an elf on the shelf next to the sign,\u201d she said. \u201cAnd I will say that size does matter in this case, because these oversized signs that are going to go now into school zones where kids are crossing the street, many of these kids could play peek a boo, and drivers will not even see them running across the road or crossing the road.\u201d<\/p>\n

Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow said Wednesday that the city does not have poles big enough to support the signage. She also said they have only been given enough signs to cover 20 out of the 150 speed camera areas, though the province has said they will send more. <\/p>\n

Asked about the criticism regarding the size of the signs, Premier Doug Ford said Thursday he \u201cbroke out laughing\u201d when he heard the complaint. <\/p>\n

\u201cAll the other municipalities \u2013 it\u2019s no problem. But sure enough, it\u2019s Toronto again. In Ottawa, they can\u2019t put up a big sign. Like, do I have to go there and show them how to put up a big sign?\u201d Ford said, adding \u201cit\u2019s just another excuse.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"\"Doug Ford Ontario Premier Doug Ford speaks at a news conference Thursday November 27, 2025. <\/p>\n

Asked about Chow\u2019s concern that the city hasn\u2019t received enough signs, he said critics can\u2019t seem to agree on whether the signs are too big or they want more of them. <\/p>\n

\u201cAt the end of the day in October of next year, the people of Toronto are going to have a choice,\u201d Ford said, alluding to the upcoming municipal elections. \u201cThey want to keep moving down that road, or they want to change in going down that road. I get along very well with the mayor, by the way, very, very well.\u201d<\/p>\n

He said if the city needs more signs \u201cjust call us.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Brampton Councillor Rowena Santos says that data from the cameras show that speeding doubled immediately when the ban…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":186815,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[194339],"tags":[712,51759,49,48],"class_list":["post-503241","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-brampton","tag-apple-news","tag-brampton","tag-ca","tag-canada"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/503241","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=503241"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/503241\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/186815"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=503241"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=503241"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=503241"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}