对于大部分司机朋友来说,当你收到一张超速罚单之后,一段时间以内你都会小心开车,不再重犯。不过,并不是每个人都是这样。根据多伦多最新公布的数据,今年8月,一位多伦多司机就在市中心,Adelaide Street West以南的Brant Street上被抓获超速12次。
在今年夏季的最后一个月(8月),多伦多的测速摄像头(被称之为“自动测速执法(Automated Speed Enforcement,简称ASE)”设备就抓获1,400名“惯犯”。这位拿到12张罚单的司机就是其中一位。
位于大多伦多的50台设备在8月共签发了25,224张罚单,而在9月份又签发了23,163张罚单。不过,9月份的重犯人数有所减少,为1,118人,但三名司机被抓的次数比大部分人都多。
在一个月的时间里,一名司机因在靠近60 Park Lane Circle拿到六张罚单,而另一名司机在Burnhamthorpe Road以北的Mill Road上超速收到六张罚单,第三名司机在Grange Avenue以南的Denison Avenue拿到四张罚单。在8月和9月,罚单之最都是Algonquin Avenue以南的Parkside Drive上,分别签发了2,356和2,279张罚单。
2022年年度内,ASE测到的“严重超速(Excessive speeding,也就是超过限速50公里/小时或更多)”事件247次。迄今为止,在Garfella Drive以北的Martin Grove Road上所检测到的,在限速50公里/小时路段,速度达到146公里/小时,算是惊人!
众所周知,ASE罚单不会产生任何扣分,也不会影响一个人的驾驶记录,自然也不影响你的汽车保险费用。罚款额度取决于司机朋友超速行驶时的速度。
一个不好的消息的是,在目前50台设备的基础上,明年2月会再添加25台,也就是说每一个选区(Ward)会有三台。这些新的设备将安装在下面的路口:
Thistle Down Boulevard, east of Albion Road (Etobicoke North)
Martin Grove Road, south of Eglinton Avenue West (Etobicoke Centre)
Mimico Avenue, west of Station Road (Etobicoke-Lakeshore)
Lansdowne Avenue, near 108 Lansdowne Ave. (Parkdale-High Park)
Pritchard Avenue, near Batavia Avenue (York South-Weston)
Sheppard Avenue West, west of Keele Street (York Centre)
Driftwood Avenue, east of Jane Street (Humber River-Black Creek)
Avenue Road, north of Elwood Boulevard (Eglinton-Lawrence)
Gladstone Avenue, south of Cross Street (Davenport)
Dennison Avenue, south of Grange (Spadina-Fort York)
Bloor Street West, west of Clinton Street (University-Rosedale)
Davisville Avenue, east of Yonge Street (Toronto-St. Paul’s)
Queen Street East, near Sackville Street (Toronto Centre)
Logan Avenue, north of Wolfrey Avenue (Toronto-Danforth)
Harrison Road, near Vernham Avenue (Don Valley West)
Sloane Avenue, near Draycott Drive (Don Valley East)
Freshmeadow Drive, west of Applegate Crescent (Don Valley North)
Senlac Road, north of Elynhill Drive (Willowdale)
Main Street, south of Swanwick Avenue (Beaches-East York)
Danforth Road, east of Huntington Avenue (Scarborough Southwest)
Lawrence Avenue East, near Canlish Road (Scarborough Centre)
Birchmount Road, north of Bay Mills Boulevard (Scarborough-Agincourt)
Tapscott Road, west of Blackwell Avenue (Scarborough North)
Orton Park Road, south of Ellesmere Road (Scarborough-Guildwood)
Lawrence Avenue East, west of Port Union Road (Scarborough-Rouge Park)