Alberta moves to eliminate traffic court

[suntan]

Ah, them having the lights off at 50 makes sense.

I drive 50 in 50 zones, esp. construction zones. I've had two occasions where a worker decided that jumping over the barrier and walking in front of my car was a-ok.

[Maxt]

Cps says it's pretty much already complying with the provinces rules.
Do they not consider these as speed transition zones?
Barlow South at 114th ave
16thave at 68 st ne
Blackfoot eastbound at Ogden road
Crowchild north of Glenmore

Any more?

[ExtraSlow]

Who's to say what a just transition even looks like?

[ThePenIsMightier]

I've been saying it since photo radar in BC was in GMC Safaris on the side of the highway with a pylon and flashers on.
They can put that shit on any street they want, all day, every day and I don't give a squirt of fuck. They should mail a Distracted Driving ticket along with the speeding ticket if you're terrible enough at driving to get a speeding ticket from something so blatantly obvious.

Hiding photo radar in a transition zone with no significant accident history is AIDS.

[bjstare]

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I've been saying it since photo radar in BC was in GMC Safaris on the side of the highway with a pylon and flashers on.
They can put that shit on any street they want, all day, every day and I don't give a squirt of fuck. They should mail a Distracted Driving ticket along with the speeding ticket if you're terrible enough at driving to get a speeding ticket from something so blatantly obvious.

Hiding photo radar in a transition zone with no significant accident history is AIDS.

I'm pretty much in this camp as well.

Anyone who thinks these new "rules" are going to change our driving experience for the better is delusional pretty optimistic. They're still going to have to get all that $$ from somewhere.

[suntan]

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Cps says it's pretty much already complying with the provinces rules.
Do they not consider these as speed transition zones?
Barlow South at 114th ave
16thave at 68 st ne
Blackfoot eastbound at Ogden road
Crowchild north of Glenmore

Any more?

CPS will never admit wrongful activity in public.

Not sure what you expected.

There will be some changes, probably nothing too material in Calgary. This more affects places in Alberta where you're going 100 and then it's suddenly 50.

[Tik-Tok]

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. This more affects places in Alberta where you're going 100 and then it's suddenly 50.

Except they'll still be able to use them there, lol.

- restrictions on photo radar use in transition zones and on residential roads with less than 50 km/h speed limits (restrictions do not apply to school, playground, or construction zones)

[Pauly Boy]

I'm all for clearly marked. If it was ever about safety they'd have painted them reflective yellow in the first place and made it obvious to get people to slow down before. Not let them rip by and mail them a ticket 2 weeks later that has zero consequences outside the monetary fine.

[Maxt]

Memorial Drive at Edmonton trail.
For the camera on the ramp of deerfoot North to 16th ave interchange, what is the actual speed limit there?

[max_boost]

When In doubt always 50 lol

[D'z Nutz]

Westbound on Memorial, just after 14th Street. I probably see these guys every other week, again never with hazard lights.

[dirtsniffer]

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Cps says it's pretty much already complying with the provinces rules.
Do they not consider these as speed transition zones?
Barlow South at 114th ave
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I just plead not guilty to a 79 in a 60 zone here. Will report back on this plan once the trial is scheduled. The website is very clear they don't negotiate photo tickets anymore. Guess I will waste $170 in the courts time instead. Will try to negotiate a 9 over ticket on the day of.

fight every ticket

[suntan]

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Westbound on Memorial, just after 14th Street. I probably see these guys every other week, again never with hazard lights.

Ha ha, yeah, I saw them there too a few days ago as well. No hazards.

I guess them turning their lights on is hap...hazard.

[Homerrca]

The places where I know there is photo radar or speed on green cameras, I will let go the gas a bit to get down to just over the speed limit, drive past and proceed back to the speed everyone is doing, I try not to slam on my brakes but have had a few do that and almost stop. For the most part, it's pretty easy to figure out the photo radar vehicles but I am waiting for them to start to buy older vehicles for their enforcement... You know safety

[killramos]

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Ha ha, yeah, I saw them there too a few days ago as well. No hazards.

I guess them turning their lights on is hap...hazard.

Parking in the wrong side of the street is cool tho right?

[rage2]

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The places where I know there is photo radar or speed on green cameras, I will let go the gas a bit to get down to just over the speed limit, drive past and proceed back to the speed everyone is doing, I try not to slam on my brakes but have had a few do that and almost stop. For the most part, it's pretty easy to figure out the photo radar vehicles but I am waiting for them to start to buy older vehicles for their enforcement... You know safety

Ever since they started dinging for less than 10 over, I’ve slowed down below the limit, you know in case my Speedo is off from aftermarket tires. If they DGAF about safety, neither will I.

[Misterman]

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We can thank that BRUTAL mayor they had in Edmonton for so long named Iveson. He somehow had photo radar cranked down to issuing tickets for like 6-over the limit. It was insanity! They made millions until people just gave up and drove slow as balls everywhere and their revenue completely dried up.
Whyte Avenue had 2-3 vehicles set up between 83 St and 109 St and they used some bullshit "Dragoneye" laser that was undetectable and I don't think it could even be jammed. Plus the operators had handheld cameras they were using out of parked Toyota's (Prius LoL) and they were fuckin EVERYWHERE.

It was 1984 in that place.

The giant "fuck you" to Edmonton is great though. Edmonton lowers it's speed limits to 40km/h for the express purpose of jacking up PR revenue again, only to be told by the Province as soon as they change the signs, that they can't run PR in zones below 50km/h. That's gold Jerry! Gold!!

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How about getting rid of photo radar at marked construction zones when there's NO WORKERS AND NO EQUIPMENT? You can't tell me that's not a cash grab when it's doubled fines and nobody's around except the photo radar car in the middle of the night.

How about just not labelling it a construction zone at all when both lanes are unaffected and there's 3 million jersey barriers in place preventing even the most determined suicide trucker from killing a construction worker??

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We should have a police officer or sheriff on location at all times when work is happening, and that officer can spend all day ticketing and ensuring safety while workers are present. The fines from traffic infractions in an active work zone should pay for the officers time, and once the workers leave, the officer will be released. Win-win-win. More employment, more safety, more everything.

Once you factor the damage and injury from all the extra accidents though, is it still a win-win?

[max_boost]

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Ever since they started dinging for less than 10 over, I’ve slowed down below the limit, you know in case my Speedo is off from aftermarket tires. If they DGAF about safety, neither will I.

Fk that's insane.

[D'z Nutz]

Nobody should be surprised. Now that photo radar can't be depended on as a cash cow safety measure, they've come up with other ways to generate revenue safen up roads.

https://calgaryherald.com/news/local...ine-challenges

In a major overhaul in how driving violations are processed in Alberta, traffic court will be eliminated, tickets will be emailed and disputing those fines will cost up to $150, according to government documents.

And critics including a former police officer and defender of accused motorists are calling the move an “outrageous” run around due process.

The province is quietly implementing the changes that are to take effect Feb. 1 as part of an effort to streamline a backlogged court system and free up police resources by quickly moving two million traffic tickets through the system each year.

It also reduces the time motorists can decide to contest tickets from several weeks to seven days, and replaces traffic court with an adjudicator, with decisions rendered in 30 days in a process conducted online or over the phone.

[Shlade]

This isnt just photo radar its for every traffic fine starting Feb1.

Everything is going towards a pay scale too. No more 51 plus over mandatory court charges just gonna be dinged a big ole fine.