They are overturned and sprayed with graffiti: According to an announcement by the city of Toronto, numerous speed cameras have been the target of vandalism attacks.
When it comes to speed traps, tempers quickly boil up: everyone who is flashed is annoyed.
Many people try to avoid a speeding ticket by using speed camera apps, although this is forbidden.
And there are also people who develop a real hatred of speed cameras – and then the devices feel it.
Speed traps are sprayed with graffiti to disable them.
Sometimes the speed cameras are even set on fire or blown up.
Some people in the Canadian metropolis of Toronto are currently particularly angry at speed traps.
Anger at speed traps: After an announcement by the city of Toronto, numerous speed cameras were demolished
Because the mayor announced there at the beginning of February that he wanted to install 25 new speed cameras.
A total of 75 cameras will then be used to increase security on the city's streets.
But from the looks of things, some don't really agree with surveillance.
According to a blogTO
report
, there have been numerous attacks on speed cameras recently.
@311Toronto Speed camera tipped over at Logan and Wolfrey pic.twitter.com/tGb74C1XvF
— Patrick Cain (@Cain) February 12, 2023
Vandals attack speed cameras in Toronto - "What loser demolishes a speed trap in front of a school?"
The post said radars had been sprayed with paint, tipped over, or otherwise damaged.
Above all, overturning is not that easy, since the devices would weigh several hundred pounds.
Of course, not every citizen thinks the vandalism actions are good - especially since speed cameras that are supposed to slow down speeders near schools were disabled, as a tweet shows "Which loser demolishes a speed trap in front of a school?" the poster asks rhetorically .
"Your speeding should not endanger safety."
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Attacks on speed cameras in Toronto - City makes great efforts to ensure road safety
Toronto has a lot of traffic safety efforts.
According to the city, around 200 speed bumps were installed in 2022 alone to force speed offenders to slow down - and numerous other measures were also taken.
Incidentally, according to a study, in Germany there is a particularly large number of flashes in Hamburg, while the lowest control density is in Magdeburg.
Many drivers also slam on the brakes in panic when they see a blue pillar - but these are not speed cameras at all: the pillars are responsible for controlling the toll.
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