"Speed cameras are set to be removed across Ontario in two weeks, after Premier Doug Ford's government passed legislation Thursday to ban them, though it's unclear when the premier's much-touted alternative traffic calming measures will replace them. Ford has said speed cameras don't work to slow drivers down though evidence collected by municipalities and Hospital for Sick Children researchers says otherwise and believes measures such as speed bumps, roundabouts and signs with flashing lights are more effective."
""Ultimately we'll have temporary signage, larger signage that will be installed before the 14th in all of the ... municipal speed camera-impacted zones," he said after question period. "We'll continue to work with municipalities on future funding throughout the next couple of weeks, on additional measures that they can take to improve traffic calming." Ford has said municipalities will be encouraged to use speed bumps, raised crosswalks and roundabouts"
Ontario will remove speed cameras across the province in two weeks after provincial legislation banned them. The premier stated speed cameras do not slow drivers, and the government promoted alternatives such as speed bumps, roundabouts, raised crosswalks and flashing signage. Transportation Minister Prabmeet Sarkaria said temporary and larger signage will be installed before the 14th and that the province will work with municipalities on future funding for additional measures, but provided no timeline or fund amount. More than 20 mayors warned removing cameras without ready alternatives creates a safety gap, citing limits of signs and costs or impracticality of some calming measures.
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