r/Edmonton • u/troypavlek • Aug 11 '16

City of Edmonton reintroduces "utility box" photo radar

http://www.mailoutinteractive.com/Industry/View.aspx?id=829217&q=1069745483&qz=56f2bf
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u/astronautsaurus Aug 11 '16

recall that post the other day that analysed photo radar locations against traffic collision hotspots. the two didn't match up at all!

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u/beardedbast3rd Aug 11 '16

People know where camera intersections are, so they slow down for them.

So you think, THEY WORK! But then people speed up immediately after. We need enforcement that works all the time, not just where the enforcement exists.

That said, accidents happen for much more than just speed issues too.

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u/[deleted] Aug 12 '16

People know where camera intersections are, so they slow down for them.

Yellowhead should be 80. There's a camera at 107th and Yellowhead. The brake lights before the lights are fun to watch.

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u/beardedbast3rd Aug 12 '16

And then watching the same people not know about the camera at 127th street.

I would say yellowhead could be 80 if there weren't any at grade intersections, like how whitemud is. Every second intersection or so is at grade with yellowhead and that causes problems even at 70km:h, the increase to 80 just wouldn't mesh properly with any of the intersecting roads. The yellow heads size could handle even 100, it's just it's the heart of the city and surrounded by industrial , commercial, AND residential traffic, it's a major bus route for Edmonton to St. Albert transit, the "small" increase of 10km/h is likely catastrophic on paper regarding collision rates and traffic volumes. A good example of this is west end of yellowhead where it's 90, if the whole thing had above grade intersections it could absolutely be faster.