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Government and Political Sites
Enquiry BC
Victoria: (250) 387-6121
Vancouver: (604) 660-2421
Elsewhere in B.C.: 1-800-663-7867
Outside B.C.: (604) 660-2421
Email: EnquiryBC@gov.bc.ca
Premier Christy Clark
Office of the Premier
PO BOX 9041 STN PROV GOVT
VICTORIA BC V8W9E1
Telephone: (250) 387-1715
Fax: (250) 387-0253
Email: premier@gov.bc.ca
Solicitor General Shirley Bond
Minister’s Office
Honourable Shirley Bond
PO BOX 9053 STN PROV GOVT
VICTORIA BC V8W 9E2
Telephone: (250) 356-7717
Fax: (250) 356-8270
Email: pssgwebfeedback@gov.bc.ca
Government of British Columbia
Legislative Assembly
BC Laws
Ministry of Transportation and Highways
- Rural Highway Safety and Speed Review – Consultation and Engagement Summary Report (March 2014)
- Rural Highway Safety and Speed Review – Technical Report (July 2014)
Insurance Corporation of British Columbia (ICBC)
BC Provincial Court
BC Superior Courts (BC Supreme Court and BC Court of Appeal)
Supreme Court of Canada
BC Freedom of Information and Privacy Association (FIPA
End the NDP
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BC Police Sites
Integrated Traffic Camera Unit (ITCU)
The BC photo radar police site! no longer active
Municipal Forces
Abbotsford
Delta
New Westminster
VancouverWest Vancouver
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
DriveSmartBC – Home of Behind the Wheel
excellent information on traffic policing
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Other Photo Radar Users
See also the SENSE “North American Jurisdictions Using Automated Traffic Enforcement”
and “Manufacturers and Vendors of Automated Enforcement” pages.
Victoria, Australia
New South Wales, Australia
Photocop a very extensive pro-automated enforcement site
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Traffic Safety Research
Synthesis of Safety Research Related to Speed and Speed Limits (1998)
Automated Speed Enforcement Pilot Project for the Capital Beltway: Feasibility of Photo-Radar
Effects of Raising and Lowering Speed Limits on Selected Roadway Sections
- “All too often, speed limits are considered as a cure-all for a community’s traffic ills. Citizens frequently demand speed zoning changes in an effort to develop a quick solution to a complicated traffic problem.”
Study in progress: “Guidance on Setting and Enforcing Speed Limits”
Arizona Department of Transportation
- Traffic Engineering Information excellent information on traffic control measures
- Speed Limits – A Case of “Majority Rule”
excellent information on the realities of speed limits
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Traffic Engineering Organizations
Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE)
US – Department of Transportation
US – Transportation Research Board
AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety
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Traffic Safety Organizations
US – National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
US – Insurance Institute for Highway Safety
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Traffic/Enforcement Links
The Police Officer’s Internet Directory
Law Enforcement Links
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Surveillance Links
Electronic Enforcement of Traffic Laws
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Anti-Speed Enforcement Sites
CA – Ontario – Mark Trenouth’s Photo Radar Pages – Lots of BC Information!
CA – Edmonton, AB – Edmonton Photo Radar
CA – Winnipeg, MB – Winnipeg Photo Radar
US – National Motorists Association (NMA) – Lots of information!
US – Reasonable Drivers Unanimous
US – WWW Speedtrap Registry – BC Page
US – The Speedtrap Bible – Lots of information!
US – Mathew Hennessy’s – Tips on Speeding in the USA
AU – National Motorists Association Australia Inc.
AU – Queensland – Speeding and Propaganda
UK – Association of British Drivers
UK – The UK Speedtrap Guide (lots of photo radar information)
UK – Cybertrucker’s “SpeedLimiters Kill!”
Holland – TufTufClub, “The fist of the driving Dutch punching their kleptomaniac government in the face” (parts in English) Great site!
GER – Michael Heier’s pages about German Speedtraps (in German, includes photo radar)
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Fighting Traffic Tickets
Many of the Anti-Speed Enforcement Sites above also contain information on fighting tickets.
BC – The Law Centre – “Defending Traffic Tickets”
BC – Greater Vancouver Law Students’ Legal Advice Society
ON – OTT Legal, Traffic Ticket, Speeding Ticket Defense in Ontario
ON – Ontario Speeding Speeding Ticket information, how police radar and laser works. Written by a retired traffic cop
CA – Fight Your Speeding Tickets Page
US – How to Avoid Getting Hung in Traffic Court!
US – Frequently Asked Questions on Police Lidar
XCopper – Beat Speeding Tickets
Book: “The Traffic Radar Handbook”
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General Legal Resources
CAN – World Wide Legal Information Association
Car Accident Lawyer Informational resource for car accident victims and their loved ones
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Anti-Speed Enforcement Publications and Articles
Car and Driver
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Anti-Speed Enforcement Devices
(SENSE does not endorse or recommend the use of any of these products: see our page on obscuring licence plates!)
Devices
- NavAlert GPS-based warnings of photo radar and red light cameras
- ON TRACK Automotive Accessories (White Rock, BC)
- “Photoblock” (Ontario)
Radar Detector Information
- Speed Labs – radar, laser, and speed analysis
- US – Todd L. Sherman’s – Scanner/Radar Detector Laws by State
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Driver Education
Pacific Traffic Education Centre
Drive-net “a resource for ALL drivers!”
Car Resources: Teen Driving Page driving resource for teenaged drivers
Distracted Driving Help
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BC Automotive Links
GasTips [InTouch] interactive ways for drivers to find the best gas prices
Gasoline Wars [Codecentric] (ditto)
Transpro Communications Highway, ferry, ski reports and more…
British Columbia Coalition of Motorcyclists
Specialty Vehicle Association of British Columbia
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Traffic Humour
The Slower Traffic Keep Right Campaign
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Other Interesting Links
Ask Mr. Traffic
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