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Doug Ford banned speed cameras. The City of Ottawa posted the raw speed data from before and after the ban. This chart shows the percentage of drivers going 15km/h or more over the posted limit. (feddit.uk)
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[–] 18 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (2 children)

For anyone looking for more details on this, I highly recommend this video from Oh the Urbanity

It discusses this exact phenomenon in the data: speeding before and after the banning of automated enforcement cameras. It also argues effectively that the policy is inconsistent with Doug Ford’s platform of being “tough on crime”

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  • [–] 13 points 5 months ago (1 child)

    It also argues effectively that the policy is inconsistent with Doug Ford’s platform of being “touch on crime”

    When have actual implemented conservative policies ever been consistent with conservative "tough on crime" platforms?

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