{"id":816145,"date":"2026-07-21T10:30:11","date_gmt":"2026-07-21T10:30:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/816145\/"},"modified":"2026-07-21T10:30:11","modified_gmt":"2026-07-21T10:30:11","slug":"ttc-streetcar-pilot-road-users-who-pass-open-doors-targeted","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/816145\/","title":{"rendered":"TTC streetcar pilot: Road users who pass open doors targeted"},"content":{"rendered":"

Four TTC streetcars will have special new cameras on five major routes in hopes of stifling illegal passing of streetcar doors. <\/p>\n

A new TTC pilot project is using technology to target road users who illegally pass streetcars with open doors.<\/p>\n

Starting on Monday, four streetcars along the Bathurst, Carlton, King, Queen, and Dundas routes will be equipped with cameras for the next nine months.<\/p>\n

The TTC says these devices onboard will monitor how often cyclists as well as those operating e-bikes, scooters, and vehicles blow past them. <\/p>\n

With the aim of improving rider safety, this pilot is being undertaken to test the reliability of the technology to use for future enforcement.<\/p>\n

\"\"TTC CEO Mandeep Lali TTC CEO Mandeep Lali speaks with the media on July 20. <\/p>\n

\u201cWe have to prove the methodology, prove what the results give us, and the see how we extrapolate it out,\u201d TTC CEO Mandeep Lali told reporters on Monday morning.<\/p>\n

Toronto Mayor Chow said tickets aren\u2019t being handed out just yet, but they\u2019re coming.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe aren\u2019t giving tickets yet, but we warned, we are looking at you, we know who you are,\u201d she said earlier today following an unrelated news conference.<\/p>\n

\"\"Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow July 20 Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow answers questions following a July 20 news conference. Road users must stop when doors open<\/p>\n

When a streetcar stops, cyclist and roads users behind it must stop so transit users can get on and off safely. <\/p>\n

According to the Highway Traffic Act, passing a stopped streetcar can result in a $183 fine and lead to the loss of three demerit points.<\/p>\n

The TTC also reminds those riding the streetcar through an audio message to watch for traffic when they enter and exit.<\/p>\n

Despite those efforts, the city\u2019s transit agency says between 2014 and 2024 141 people were hit by vehicles either getting on or off the streetcars.<\/p>\n

\"\"Getting on streetcar People approach a stopped streetcar in this undated file photo. TTC riders weigh in on safety, pilot project<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve gotten off streetcar and almost been hit by cars, I\u2019ve been getting on and they drive by. It\u2019s a danger and should have been take of it a long time ago,\u201d one rider told CTV News Toronto on Monday.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe ones who are driving cars, they don\u2019t notice the lights that are flashing and they actually drive pretty fast so I think it\u2019s pretty good for us,\u201d added another.<\/p>\n

While most streetcar riders we spoke with are welcome the technology, some drivers and cyclists say there are other factors to consider.<\/p>\n

\u201cA lot of pedestrians also don\u2019t look when they leave the streetcar, so it\u2019s two factors colliding into one and it\u2019s making it a worst situation,\u201d one man said.<\/p>\n

Another man who spoke with CTV News Toronto said it\u2019s a question of who enforcement is done.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think it should just be enforced by just police officers instead of having cameras everywhere, so that\u2019s my opinion as a cyclist. I also ride motorcycle and (drive) a car so I understand why they are trying to do this, but I\u2019m not a big fan,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere should be more safety around it, I know some countries they have the streetcar on that right lane so that you don\u2019t have to stop the traffic to go straight through,\u201d added another.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Four TTC streetcars will have special new cameras on five major routes in hopes of stifling illegal passing…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":816146,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[712,45,49,48],"class_list":["post-816145","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-business","tag-apple-news","tag-business","tag-ca","tag-canada"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/816145","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=816145"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/816145\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/816146"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=816145"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=816145"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=816145"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}