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If you find yourself late for an appointment in Gatineau, think twice before speeding.
As of Monday, Gatineau police are launching a mobile photo radar program that will be monitor 21 high-accident zones as part of an 18-month pilot project by the provincial transportation department.
On Thursday afternoon, media met Gatineau police Const. Marc Leclair — one of the six trained Gatineau police officers who will operate the two white photo radar vans on streets including Maloney, Greber and Raymond boulevards.
Unlike “speed traps” where officers hide in bushes or around a corner, Leclair said, the van will be visible along the road and motorists will be warned that the speed program is in place by a sign placed several metres ahead. The driver has 25 metres to slow down until speed is calculated by the radar software.
“If he is in infraction, the software will record the plate number and take a picture of the speeding car and we will send this data to Montreal,” said Leclair. “It’s encrypted data and if the proof is good (that the vehicle was speeding), a ticket will be written and sent to the driver by mail.”
And just like in Ontario, if the driver fails to pay the ticket, he said, the motorist’s driver’s licence would be suspended.
How much over the speed limit do you have to be going to get a ticket? Leclair said that is at the discretion of the officer.
“There’s no magical number that we set,” he said. “It’s decided by the operator. It depends on the number of accidents that occurred in that place, the configuration of the road and the atmospheric conditions (such as snow or ice).”
Project is to meant encourage safe driving, and not to issue tickets, says Chief Insp. Eric Dinel.
While this technology is more efficient and can capture as many as 32 drivers at once, the head of the program, Chief Insp. Eric Dinel, said safety is the driving force behind pilot project, not issuing more tickets.
“We only want to reduce the number of accidents in Gatineau,” said Dinel. “We have 18 months to try it out. And we’ll see to statistics and see if it’s a success or not.”
Ontario employed photo radar to catch speeders for nearly 11 months beginning in 1994. A new Conservative government led by Mike Harris called the program a cash grab and scrapped it shortly after entering office. The province does, however, allow municipalities to use cameras to catch motorists running red lights.
pmccooey@ottawacitizen.com
Radar unit inside one of two vans that will be deployed on Gatineau streets with high collision rates.
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As of Monday, Gatineau police are launching a mobile photo radar program that will be monitor 21 high-accident zones as part of an 18-month pilot project by the provincial transportation department.
On Thursday afternoon, media met Gatineau police Const. Marc Leclair — one of the six trained Gatineau police officers who will operate the two white photo radar vans on streets including Maloney, Greber and Raymond boulevards.
Unlike “speed traps” where officers hide in bushes or around a corner, Leclair said, the van will be visible along the road and motorists will be warned that the speed program is in place by a sign placed several metres ahead. The driver has 25 metres to slow down until speed is calculated by the radar software.
“If he is in infraction, the software will record the plate number and take a picture of the speeding car and we will send this data to Montreal,” said Leclair. “It’s encrypted data and if the proof is good (that the vehicle was speeding), a ticket will be written and sent to the driver by mail.”
And just like in Ontario, if the driver fails to pay the ticket, he said, the motorist’s driver’s licence would be suspended.
How much over the speed limit do you have to be going to get a ticket? Leclair said that is at the discretion of the officer.
“There’s no magical number that we set,” he said. “It’s decided by the operator. It depends on the number of accidents that occurred in that place, the configuration of the road and the atmospheric conditions (such as snow or ice).”
Project is to meant encourage safe driving, and not to issue tickets, says Chief Insp. Eric Dinel.
While this technology is more efficient and can capture as many as 32 drivers at once, the head of the program, Chief Insp. Eric Dinel, said safety is the driving force behind pilot project, not issuing more tickets.
“We only want to reduce the number of accidents in Gatineau,” said Dinel. “We have 18 months to try it out. And we’ll see to statistics and see if it’s a success or not.”
Ontario employed photo radar to catch speeders for nearly 11 months beginning in 1994. A new Conservative government led by Mike Harris called the program a cash grab and scrapped it shortly after entering office. The province does, however, allow municipalities to use cameras to catch motorists running red lights.
pmccooey@ottawacitizen.com
Radar unit inside one of two vans that will be deployed on Gatineau streets with high collision rates.
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