I read with interest the photo radar statistics released last month by the Edmonton Police Services. An astounding 522,795 tickets were issued in Edmonton in 2016. Based on a low average of $120 per ticket, an outrageous $62,735,400 in the form of fines was raised by the city. Sixty-two million dollars removed from an already struggling economy! The city administration is clearly addicted to this obscene form of generating revenue. Just ask the many unsuspecting drivers who encountered three separate overpass snipers Easter Sunday on the northeast leg of the Anthony Henday, how they feel about the city's so-called safety first program changing from the vacant school zones during the break, to a numbered provincial highway.
Now, the solution. The simplest and most basic of reviews of the photo radar issue would be to obtain two maps of Edmonton. One would show the top 10 accident locations attributed to speeding, the second would show the top 10 highest-grossing photo radar locations. Place the second map over the first map and hold them up to the light. Circle the obvious and move them over to the accident locations that aren't covered. We just saved millions of dollars on a government review and placed the savings in the pockets of the motoring public.
Mike Garies, St. Albert
