I really must be living in La La Land as I am certain I've heard every police/peace officer say that photo radar is a good tool if used to reduce accidents at certain places where traffic volume and high speeds are a factor.
To my surprise there must be a horrendous amount of accidents on Gervais Road between Levasseur and Goodrich Crescent where the speed limit, for some ungodly reason, is 50 km per hour and recommended 30 km around the curve heading into St. Albert. The mangled vehicles and bodies must be astronomical and I hope that our learned Mayor and Council fix this situation immediately.
I have not seen the havoc nor the pile-ups in those streets. However, when driving my daughter to a doctor's appointment on May 17, en route to the St. Albert Trail, I noticed not one but two photo radar boxes on both sides of Gervais Road – for both those entering and leaving St. Albert between the two intersections.
I'm so proud of our Mayor and the fact he is making that particular area of St. Albert an area of concern. I must trust the Mayor knows what he is doing, after all, did he not once say that he is not using photo radar to catch the citizens of the community but rather those who visit and disobey city speed signs.
I would estimate the average person driving in this area would probably be going about 61 to 63 km per hour and that is indeed sinful. But, on the other hand, photo radar might be used for alternative purposes.
While it might be a wild guess, I wonder if they use those photo radar boxes any place other than 50 km zones?
A.I. Smith, St. Albert
