This Ottawa photo radar camera issued 19,000 tickets in seven months

The new photo radar camera set up on St. Laurent Boulevard issued more than 19,000 speeding tickets in its first seven months of operation.

The city expanded the Automated Speed Enforcement Program this year, with plans for 15 new locations, all near school zones.

Data from the city of Ottawa shows the camera on St. Laurent Boulevard, between Noranda Avenue and Clarke Avenue, issued 19,430 tickets between April and October. According to open data, the camera nabbed 6,200 drivers in July and 2,885 in August, when school was out for the summer.

Photo radar cameras switched on at St. Laurent Boulevard and on Abbott Street East in April. The city says "Coming Soon" warning signs are installed for at least 90 days wherever a speed camera will be placed to alert motorists of its upcoming installation.

The 17 photo radar cameras set up across Ottawa issued a total of 106,327 tickets for speeding in the first 10 months of 2022. Eight photo radar cameras issued 80,944 tickets for speeding in 2021, however, the city said 13 per cent of speeding incidents captured by photo radar cameras were not processed within the 23-day limit and the tickets were not issued.

The photo radar camera on St. Laurent Boulevard was the busiest photo radar camera in Ottawa through the first 10 months of the year.

Data shows the camera on Ogilvie Road, between Appleford Street and Elmlea Gate, issued 11,454 tickets between January and the end of October, while the camera on Katimavik Road, between Castlefrank Road and McGibbon Drive, caught 10,045 speeders.

Here is a look at the tickets issued by the automated speed enforcement cameras in 2022 (January to October), according to the city of Ottawa's open data.

In August, the city of Ottawa said about 1,500 speeding tickets were incorrectly issued at two speed camera locations between July 1 and Aug. 15. The cameras were located on Abbott Street East and on Alta Vista Drive.

The city of Ottawa says these new locations are scheduled to have warning signage and new automated speed enforcement cameras installed over the next year: