"The data shows the highest speeds recorded by the Parkside Drive speed camera from when it was set up in April 2022 to when it was cut down for the seventh time on Sept. 7, 2025. The top speeds recorded were more than 100 km/h, while the top five speeds were all more than 120 km/h. The highest recorded speed was 154 km/h. The posted speed limit is 40 km/h."
"We would like to say we're surprised. But honestly, the reason why we put this request in is because we knew the numbers are going to be shocking," he said. "This was to be expected," he said. "These numbers show that speeding is still a massive issue, that is has not been addressed on Parkside Drive and people's lives are being put at great risk ... If the city doesn't act soon, there's going to be more people killed."
"A speed camera caught a driver going 154 km/h on a busy west-end Toronto street earlier this year, nearly four times the posted speed limit, according to new data released by a community advocacy group."
Data obtained through a freedom of information request shows the Parkside Drive speed camera recorded top speeds from its setup in April 2022 until it was cut down for the seventh time on Sept. 7, 2025. Recorded top speeds exceeded 100 km/h, the top five exceeded 120 km/h, and the highest was 154 km/h. The posted speed limit on Parkside Drive is 40 km/h. Parkside Drive is a major north-south arterial bordering High Park and residential homes and has a history of crashes. The speed limit was reduced from 50 km/h to 40 km/h after a fatal five-car crash in October 2021, prompting calls for street redesign and stronger enforcement.
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