More than 9,700 speeders caught by Automated Speed Enforcement devices last month

A total of 9,719 tickets were issued to speeders by the city’s Automated Speed Enforcement (ASE) devices last month, a 65 per cent decrease from the previous month.

In the second month of the program, more than 15,000 tickets were issued to speeders in 50 locations the city. The first full month of enforcement saw a total of 22,301 tickets issued.

The ASE cameras on Gateway Boulevard near Don Mills and Eglinton in North York issued the most tickets, 955, which accounted for almost 10 per cent of all tickets from the period of September 6 to October 6.

Bicknell Avenue in the area of Eglinton Avenue and Keele Street saw the highest fine handed out, $706 after a vehicle was caught travelling 78 km/h in the 30 km/h zone.

The number of repeat offenders continues to decline with a total of 604 caught multiple times last month, down from 1,198. The six most frequent repeat offenders received six tickets for speeding on Patricia Avenue in the Bathurst Street and Steeles Avenue West area.

ASE tickets do not incur any demerit points and do not affect a person’s driving record, according to the City.

City officials say the devices are being moved to 50 new locations starting this week. While signs have been posted in the new locations to notify drivers, warning letters in lieu of tickets will not be sent once they are in place.

Mayor John Tory says he’s encouraged the program is working as fewer drivers are getting caught speeding in school and community safety zones.

“It’s clear that more people are changing their driving behaviour and I hope that moving these devices to new locations in November will see the same encouraging and almost immediate results,” he said.

The new locations are as follows:

The 50 new locations are:

Ward 1 (Etobicoke North): Golfdown Drive, east of Turpin Avenue
Ward 1 (Etobicoke North): Mount Olive Drive, west of Kipling Avenue
Ward 2 (Etobicoke Centre): The Kingsway, south of Hartfield Road
Ward 2 (Etobicoke Centre): Mill Road, north of Bloor Street West
Ward 3 (Etobicoke Lakeshore): Mimico Avenue, west of Station Road
Ward 3 (Etobicoke Lakeshore): Stanley Avenue, near Elizabeth Street
Ward 4 (Parkdale High Park): Willard Avenue, near Rexford Road
Ward 4 (Parkdale High Park): Mountview Avenue, near 51 Mountview Ave.
Ward 5 (York-South Weston): Rockcliffe Boulevard, near Rockcliffe Court
Ward 5 (York-South Weston): Jane Street, north of Lambton Avenue
Ward 6 (York Centre): Ancaster Road, near Plewes Road
Ward 6 (York Centre): Dovehouse Avenue, west of Keele Street
Ward 7 (Humber River-Black Creek): Topcliff Avenue, near 96 Topcliff Ave.
Ward 7 (Humber River-Black Creek): Gracedale Boulevard, near Crimscott Road
Ward 8 (Eglinton-Lawrence): Avenue Road, near Castlefield Avenue
Ward 8 (Eglinton-Lawrence): Bedford Park Avenue, west of Yonge Street
Ward 9 (Davenport): Laughton Avenue, near Talbot Street
Ward 9 (Davenport): Ruskin Avenue, west of Perth Avenue
Ward 10 (Spadina Fort-York): Denison Avenue, south of Grange Avenue
Ward 10 (Spadina Fort-York): Brant Street, south of Adelaide Street West
Ward 11 (University-Rosedale): Orde Street, west of Murray Street
Ward 11 (University-Rosedale): Essex Street, west of Christie Street
Ward 12 (Toronto-St. Paul’s): Ava Road, east of Westover Hill Road
Ward 12 (Toronto-St. Paul’s): Tweedsmuir Avenue, south of Heath Street West
Ward 13 (Toronto Centre): Sherbourne Street, south of Wellesley Street East
Ward 13 (Toronto Centre): Berkeley Street, south of Gerrard Street East
Ward 14 (Toronto Danforth): Dundas Street East, east of Broadview Avenue
Ward 14 (Toronto Danforth): Lesmount Avenue, south of Cosburn Avenue
Ward 15 (Don Valley West): Erskine Avenue, west of Redpath Avenue
Ward 15 (Don Valley West): Thorncliffe Park Drive, near 79 Thorncliffe Park Dr.
Ward 16 (Don Valley East): Fenside Drive, south of Roywood Drive
Ward 16 (Don Valley East): Underhill Drive, near Beveridge Drive
Ward 17 (Don Valley North): Sheppard Avenue East, west of Don Mills Road
Ward 17 (Don Valley North): Seneca Hill Drive, west of Don Mills Road
Ward 18 (Willowdale): Doris Avenue, north of Spring Garden Avenue
Ward 18 (Willowdale): Church Avenue, east of Doris Avenue
Ward 19 (Beaches-East York): Kingston Road, near Heyworth Crescent
Ward 19 (Beaches-East York): Spruce Hill Road, north of Queen Street East
Ward 20 (Scarborough Southwest): Edge Park Avenue, east of Victoria Park Avenue
Ward 20 (Scarborough Southwest): Birchcliff Avenue, near Freeman Street
Ward 21 (Scarborough Centre): Ellesmere Road, east of Mondeo Drive
Ward 21 (Scarborough Centre): Gooderham Drive, south of Murray Glen Drive
Ward 22 (Scarborough Agincourt): Birchmount Road, north of Bay Mills Boulevard
Ward 22 (Scarborough Agincourt): Southlawn Drive, near Buena Vista Avenue
Ward 23 (Scarborough North): McCowan Road, north of Kenhatch Boulevard
Ward 23 (Scarborough North): Brimwood Boulevard, near Bridley Drive
Ward 24 (Scarborough-Guildwood): Scarborough Golf Club Road, north of Lawrence Avenue East
Ward 24 (Scarborough-Guildwood): Holmfirth Terrace, west of Vanwart Drive
Ward 25 (Scarborough-Rouge Park): Charlottetown Boulevard, near McCulley Street
Ward 25 (Scarborough Rouge Park): Durnford Road, north of Rylander Boulevard