King Edward Avenue is a hot spot for drivers passing red traffic lights, with thousands of drivers caught on Ottawa cameras at red traffic lights.
Data published on the Ottawa Open Ottawa portal shows that 53,956 tickets were issued by red light cameras at intersections in Ottawa in 2021. The three red light cameras on King Edward Avenue, between Besserer Street and the Macdonald-Cartier bridge, issued 8,500 tickets last year.
The camera on King Edward Avenue south on St. Patrick’s Street issued 5,868 tickets for a red light last year, the most of all cameras in the city of Ottawa. The camera issued 4,739 tickets in 2019 and 3,202 tickets in 2020.
The camera on King Edward Avenue north in St. Andrew issued 2,529 tickets in 2021, while the camera on King Edward Avenue north on Besserer Street issued 137 tickets in December, the only active month for the camera, according to statistics.
The other three places in the top five red light camera violations were Russell Road south of St. Boulevard. Laurent, Walkley Road west on Don Reid Road and Hunt Club Road east on Downpatrick / McCarthy Road.
The Open Data list shows 68 locations for red light cameras in 2021; however, three cameras issued zero tickets during the year.
The fine for being caught at a red light by red light cameras is $ 325, which includes a service fee and an additional victim fee. The ticket for passing a red light is issued to the registered owner of the vehicle.
Here’s a look at the top 10 red light camera tickets released in 2021
- King Edward Avenue south on St. Patrick Street – 5868 tickets
- Russell Road south of St. Laurent Boulevard – 3,184 tickets
- Walkley Road west of Don Reid Drive – 2893 tickets
- Hunt Club Road east on Downpatrick / McCarty Road – 2536 tickets
- King Edward Avenue north on St. Andrew – 2529 tickets
- Kent Street North in Arlington – 1957 tickets
- Carling Avenue east to Iroquois – 1524 tickets
- The Prince of Wales Drive north on Hogs Back Road – 1462 tickets
- Bank Street north of Riverside Drive – 1388 tickets
- Berrigan Drive north on Wessex Road – 1211 tickets
Here’s a look at the top five red light camera tickets issued in 2021
- Hawthorne Road north on Leitrim Road – 43 tickets (January to June)
- Carling Avenue east of Island Park Drive – 53 tickets
- Marsh Road east at Carp Road – 170 tickets
- Jockvale Road east of Strandherd Drive – 174 tickets
- Cyrville Road west of Innes Road – 180 tickets
The King Edward Avenue North Camera in Besserer issued 137 tickets in December, the only month in which it issued tickets in 2021. The King Edward and Besserer Street Red Light Camera issued the fifth most tickets in 2020.
The open data website of the city of Ottawa showed that more than 35,000 tickets were issued for violations of red light cameras on the roads of Ottawa in 2020.
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