Western Standard - September 13, 2022


Regina City Council proposes ‘speed on green’ and ‘rolling right turns’ tickets

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speeding and red light tickets in Regina
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Jason Mancinelli
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Regina City Council has voted to expand the existing red light camera safety program to include speeding, speeding tickets, and rolling right turns. Currently, there are three red light cameras in Regina, Saskatchewan. If implemented, Regina could collect around $120,000 in fines if it is implemented.

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00:00:00.000 Regina City Council has voted to expand the existing red light camera safety program to
00:00:05.240 include speed on green, speeding tickets, and rolling right turns. According to the report,
00:00:11.140 the first area to increase enforcement is rolling right turns on a red light because vehicles hit
00:00:16.360 37 people in the last five years with a high proportion of violations for rolling right
00:00:22.520 turning on red. Now, Regina could collect around $120,000 in fines if it is implemented, 1.00
00:00:29.020 and it does not need the province's approval as Saskatoon already tickets drivers for rolling
00:00:35.300 right turns. Now, the second area to increase enforcement is drivers who speed up to get
00:00:39.820 through a green light before it turns red. According to the report, the red light cameras at Albert
00:00:45.980 Street and Parliament Avenue intersection caught 43,944 speeding violations between 50 and 60
00:00:54.480 kilometers an hour in a 50 kilometer hour zone in October 2021. Now, at that same intersection,
00:01:01.920 it caught 2,958 drivers between 60 and 70 kilometers an hour and 156 going between 70 and 80 kilometers
00:01:11.560 an hour. Now, the council needs the province's approval and changes to the Traffic Act before
00:01:18.000 can issue fines for speed on green offenders. Now, the only councillor to vote against the additional
00:01:23.580 traffic offenses was Ward 9 councillor Jason Mancinelli. Currently, there are three red light cameras
00:01:31.520 in Regina. Read the full story on westernstandard.news. I'm Chris Holcorn reporting for the Western
00:01:37.960 Standard.
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