TORONTO A man is facing charges after allegedly hitting a Toronto traffic agent multiple times with his vehicle, while disobeying the agent s direction, police say. On Monday, at around 1:45 p.m., a City of Toronto traffic agent was working at the intersection of York Street and Lake Shore Boulevard West, Toronto police said in a news release issued Thursday. A driver of a black Chevrolet Cruze sedan was allegedly driving southbound on York Street and attempted to make a right turn westbound on the Gardiner Expressway from the left lane. The traffic agent directed the driver to continue southbound on York street but the driver disobeyed and struck the agent multiple times with his car, police said.
The Globe and Mail Jason Tchir Published February 7, 2021 Bookmark
Do photo radar devices issue a ticket if one drives 1 km/h over the limit? Or is there a threshold at, say, 5 km/h over before one gets ticketed? – James
If you get caught on camera going even 1 km/h over the limit, you could get a ticket, police say.
But in most cities, you probably have to be going a little faster than that. How much faster? Good question.
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For instance, Calgary police say there’s a “reasonable buffer” between the posted speed limit and the speed you have to be going to get a photo radar ticket – but they’re not saying what it is.