"“Photo radar should only be used for traffic safety — not as a cash cow to squeeze extra money from Albertans.”
Amen to those words from provincial Justice Minister Kaycee Madu on Wednesday. Madu was announcing tougher new restrictions to stop local governments from misusing photo radar to fatten municipal coffers."

Karma.

"Smith doesn't just take pride in her driving she puts money on it. Her State Farm Safe Driving beacon monitors her acceleration, braking, cornering, speeding, and phone distraction.

“My discount is very, very important to me.”

It's so important to her, when she's not the one behind the wheel, she's watching the app.

“My husband and I have different driving styles. I didn't want him messing with my discount! I was like oh my gosh every time we have to share the car, the first thing I think about is my discount, oh my gosh.”"

"Wheelchair user Mr Meekcom, who also has heart disease, kidney failure and Parkinson's Disease, said after his diagnosis he came up with a so-called bucket list of things he wanted to do before he died.
Darrell Meekcom said he felt the police response was "disproportionate"
He decided to target the speed camera van on Stourbridge Road in his home town after he had been "caught by them a couple of times for silly speeds like 35mph in a 30 zone and it always bugged me"."

Auto insurers can boost premiums by $000s for speeding tickets. "That’s because one of the most important actuarial factors that determines auto insurance rates is a motorist’s driving record. Providers treat those who have been issued moving violations or gotten into at-fault accidents as being more prone to get into crashes charge higher rates to cover the added risk."

BC Municipalities receive a portion of ticket fine revenue from the Provincial Government. This means that police are in effect profit centers, and places them in a conflict of interest for enforcing laws resulting in fines which flow back to them. https://www.drivesmartbc.ca/government/data-traffic-fine-revenue-grants-2019-2021

It can't be cash grab 'cuz it loses money, but don't worry there's a LONG TERM plan to make it pay....

"In fact, the report suggests more speeding infractions equate to even greater costs for the City due to the price of processing the tickets. The infractions caught on ASE systems have cost a total of around $1.7 million.

There is, however, a long-term plan that could at least make the program revenue-neutral by 2023.

As of now, infractions go through the court system. If the City makes ASE a permanent fixture (which is likely, judging by the positive response from council), the goal will be to receive provincial approval to allow a monetary penalty system that would be handled by the City.

“Then the program would essentially just pay for itself,” said Field."