Fewer drivers are complying with the posted speed limits at eight former photo radar camera locations across Ottawa this summer, including only one in five drivers following the speed limit at some of the locations in July, according to new data. The City of Ottawa continues to collect speed data at the eight original automated speed enforcement camera locations following the Ontario government’s move to ban the cameras last fall. New statistics from the city show compliance with the speed limit at the eight locations varied between 20 per cent and 52 per cent in June, with compliance falling to between 18 per cent and 48 per cent at the camera locations in July. The city reported compliance with the posted speed limit varied between 86 and 94 per cent at the eight locations in June 2025, and between 83 per cent and 93 per cent in July 2025. On Watters Drive, between Charlemagne Boulevard and Robervale Avenue, only 18 per cent of drivers complied with the posted speed limit in July, while 30 per cent of drivers followed the speed limit in June while passing the former camera location. The statistics show 6.8 per cent of drivers were observed “high-end speeding” in July, which is at least 15 kilometres over the speed limit. On Bayshore Drive, compliance with the speed limit was 20 per cent in June and July. The city reported 8.3 per cent of drivers were observed “high-end speeding” at the former camera locations in July, while 9.7 per cent of drivers were going at least 15 kilometres over the speed limit at the location in June. At the former photo radar camera location on Katimavik Road, between Castlefrank Road and McGIbbon Road, compliance with the speed limit was 42 per cent in June and 24 per cent in July. In July, 5.9 per cent of drivers were observed “high-end speeding” on Katimavik Road. The former automated speed enforcement camera location on Smyth Road, down the street from CHEO and the Ottawa Hospital General Campus, saw the highest rate of compliance with the speed limit this summer. The city reported 52 per cent of drivers followed the speed limit on Smyth Road in June, and 48 per cent complied with the speed limit in July. The city was operating 60 photo radar cameras when the Ontario government ordered all cameras to be turned off, with plans to install another 24 cameras. A total of 1,143,240 speeding tickets were issued through Ottawa’s automated speed enforcement camera program between July 2020 and November 2025, including 279,595 tickets in 2025 and 383,830 tickets in 2024. The City of Ottawa will be installing traffic calming measures and signage at all former photo radar locations, and speed humps and cushions at several locations. Compliance with the speed limit A look at the percentage of drivers complying with the posted speed limit at the eight original photo radar locations and the average speed of drivers at the camera locations. Data courtesy City of Ottawa Open Data. Longfields Drive Innes Road Bayshore Drive Katimavik Road Watters Drive Ogilvie Road Smyth Road Meadowlands Drive
