Speed cameras Sudburians love to hate effective in reducing speeding

The six speed cameras operated by Greater Sudbury are on the move again.

The six speed cameras operated by Greater Sudbury are on the move again.

While some residents don’t appreciate the cameras – they have been repeatedly vandalized – the city said Wednesday they have been effective in reducing speeding.

“Data collected from March to July 2024 indicates speed cameras significantly reduce both the percentage of vehicles speeding and their operating speeds while the camera is operational,” the city said in a news release Wednesday.

For example, 88 per cent of drivers on Algonquin Road – where the limit is 30 km/h -- were speeding before the cameras. While the cameras were in place, only six per cent of vehicles broke the speed limit.

Similarly on Falconbridge Road, which has a speed limit of 60 km/h, 25 per cent of vehicles broke the limit with an average speed of 79 km/h. But with the cameras operating, that dropped to two per cent speeding at an average of 63 km/h.

The cameras had a similar effect on the other four roads with cameras, the city said. All the data can be found here.