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多伦多2月增25测速摄像头  倡导者:只解决部分问题

市政府工作人员本周宣布,新摄像机将从2月开始部署在多伦多周围,他们将提前90天发出通知。(Shutterstock)

【大纪元2022年11月07日讯】(大纪元记者王兰多伦多报导)多伦多周围将安装 25 个新的超速执法摄像头,但道路安全倡导者警告说,该市不能仅依靠这些设备来实现消除道路交通死亡的目标。

市政府工作人员本周宣布,新摄像机将从2月开始部署在多伦多周围,他们将提前90天发出通知。在接下来的几天里,安装自动测速摄像头的地方将竖起标志,以警告司机将有新摄像头投入使用。

目前在全市范围内有50台测速摄像头,并每月发出数万张罚单,这是“零交通死亡愿景”的一部分。

多伦多市长庄德利一直支持引入更多测速摄像头,并在市政选举期间承诺将该市的数量增加一倍以上,达到150个。他说,这25个新摄像头将于2月份推出,将挽救生命。

“我们知道测速摄像头是有效的,它正在改变驾驶员的行为并产生积极的社区影响。”庄德利在一份声明中说。

庄德利表示,“零道路死亡愿景计划”为多伦多街道带来“大规模转型”,包括道路重新设计和十字路口的改变、新的中间街区交叉口、1,000 多个行人信号灯、1,100 多个社区安全区以及超过500公里的道路限速降低。

他补充说,全市社区当地道路的限速将最终降低到30公里/小时。

道路倡导者:摄像头只解决部分问题

“这些摄像头是一个很好的权宜之计,因为它们确实有效,并且确实改变了驾驶员的行为。”道路安全倡导者杰西卡·斯皮克(Jessica Spieker)说,她在一次交通事故中受了重伤,现在与一个名为“为朋友和家人安全街道”的组织合作。

“当你被鲁莽的司机撞到时,对你的生死影响最大的因素是他们的速度。所以速度控制是零死亡愿景的核心。”她说。

斯皮克说,多伦多需要增加数百个测速摄像头,但还必须采取额外措施来加强道路安全。

她说,以前的市议会缺乏政治意愿来下令对狭窄的道路进行更全面的重新设计,或增加减速带和人行横道等交通稳定措施。

多伦多的零死亡愿景计划于 2017 年开始。两年后,市府加倍实施该战略,要求工作人员研究多项措施,包括安装测速摄像头、改变道路设计和降低主干道的限速。

今年早些时候,在 2017 年至 2021 年期间,“零死亡愿景”的运营和资本支出总额估计为 2.056 亿元。 2022 年的预算包括 6,400 万元用于扩大执法和学校十字路口警卫计划。

尽管如此,道路倡导者表示,自该计划开始以来,死亡人数并没有太大变化。 2016 年多伦多街头有 78 人死亡,这是过去十年来的最高水平。总的来说,自 2013 年以来,城市街道上每年约有 60 人死亡。

今年截至 11 月初,多伦多街头已有 45 人死亡。

25个新测速摄像头将安装在以下地点:

  1. Thistle Down Boulevard east of Albion Road (Etobicoke North)
  2. Martin Grove Road south of Eglinton Avenue West (Etobicoke Centre)
  3. Mimico Avenue west of Station Road (Etobicoke-Lakeshore)
  4. Lansdowne Avenue near 108 Lansdowne Ave. (Parkdale-High Park)
  5. Pritchard Avenue near Batavia Avenue (York South-Weston)
  6. Sheppard Avenue West west of Keele Street (York Centre)
  7. Driftwood Avenue east of Jane Street (Humber River-Black Creek)
  8. Avenue Road north of Elwood Boulevard (Eglinton-Lawrence)
  9. Gladstone Avenue south of Cross Street (Davenport)
  10. Dennison Avenue south of Grange (Spadina-Fort York)
  11. Bloor Street West west of Clinton Street (University-Rosedale)
  12. Davisville Avenue east of Yonge Street (Toronto-St. Paul’s)
  13. Queen Street East near Sackville Street (Toronto Centre)
  14. Logan Avenue north of Wolfrey Avenue (Toronto-Danforth)
  15. Harrison Road near Vernham Avenue (Don Valley West)
  16. Sloane Avenue near Draycott Drive (Don Valley East)
  17. Freshmeadow Drive west of Applegate Crescent (Don Valley North)
  18. Senlac Road north of Elynhill Drive (Willowdale)
  19. Main Street south of Swanwick Avenue (Beaches-East York)
  20. Danforth Road east of Huntington Avenue (Scarborough Southwest)
  21. Lawrence Avenue East near Canlish Road (Scarborough Centre)
  22. Birchmount Road north of Bay Mills Boulevard (Scarborough-Agincourt)
  23. Tapscott Road west of Blackwell Avenue (Scarborough North)
  24. Orton Park Road south of Ellesmere Road (Scarborough-Guildwood)
  25. Lawrence Avenue East west of Port Union Road (Scarborough-Rouge Park)

最初的50台测速摄像机将被换到以下位置:

    1. Kipling Avenue north of Rowntree Road (Etobicoke North)
    2. Humberwood Boulevard south of Pinecone Drive (Etobicoke North)
    3. Bloor Street West near 4034 Bloor St. W. (Etobicoke Centre)
    4. Allanhurst Drive near Mulham Place (Etobicoke Centre)
    5. Burnhamthorpe Road west of Dundas Street West (Etobicoke-Lakeshore)
    6. Norseman Street near Lothian Avenue (Etobicoke-Lakeshore)
    7. Dundas Street West east of Watkinson Avenue (Parkdale-High Park)
    8. Parkside Drive south of Algonquin Avenue (Parkdale-High Park)
    9. Keele Street near Nashville Avenue (York South-Weston)
    10. Emmett Avenue near 75 Emmett Ave. (York South-Weston)
    11. Keele Street north of Wandle Avenue (York Centre)
    12. Giltspur Drive near 120 Giltspur Dr. (York Centre)
    13. Weston Road south of Burgundy Court (Humber River-Black Creek)
    14. Duncanwoods Drive west of Gracedale Boulevard (Humber River-Black Creek)
    15. Neptune Drive west of Bathurst Street (Eglinton-Lawrence)
    16. Glengrove Avenue West west of Glen Castle Street (Eglinton-Lawrence)
    17. Ossington Avenue north of Churchill Avenue (Davenport)
    18. College Street near Sheridan Avenue (Davenport)
    19. Dundas Street West near Carlyle Street (Spadina-Fort York)
    20. Queens Quay West east of Bathurst Street (Spadina-Fort York)
    21. Bloor Street East east of Castle Frank Road (University-Rosedale)
    22. Howland Avenue south of Wells Street (University-Rosedale)
    23. Yonge Street near Glen Elm Avenue (Toronto-St. Paul’s)
    24. Russell Hill Road north of Coulson Avenue (Toronto-St. Paul’s)
    25. Alexander Street east of Yonge Street (Toronto Centre)
    26. Sherbourne Street south of Wellesley Street East (Toronto Centre)
    27. Dundas Street East west of Boulton Avenue (Toronto-Danforth)
    28. Carlaw Avenue south of Queen Street East (Toronto-Danforth)
    29. Overlea Boulevard east of William Morgan Drive (Don Valley West)
    30. Fenn Avenue north of Gordon Road (Don Valley West)
    31. Don Mills Road north of Overlea Boulevard (Don Valley East)
    32. Fenelon Drive near Karen Road (Don Valley East)
    33. Old Sheppard Avenue east of Ladner Drive (Don Valley North)
    34. Van Horne Avenue near Silas Hill Drive (Don Valley North)
    35. Beecroft Road near Lorraine Drive (Willowdale)
    36. Hilda Avenue north of Drewry Avenue (Willowdale)
    37. Gerrard Street East east of Beaton Avenue (Beaches-East York)
    38. Wolverleigh Boulevard west of Glebemount Avenue (Beaches-East York)
    39. Midland Avenue south of Aylesworth Avenue (Scarborough Southwest)
    40. Blantyre Avenue south of Swanwick Avenue (Scarborough Southwest)
    41. Midland Avenue north of Tara Avenue (Scarborough Centre)
    42. Dorcot Avenue west of Lyon Heights Road (Scarborough Centre)
    43. Finch Avenue East west of Birchmount Road (Scarborough-Agincourt)
    44. Glendower Circuit near Nearwood Gate (Scarborough-Agincourt)
    45. Brimley Road north of Pitfield Road (Scarborough North)
    46. Ingleton Boulevard east of Presidents Court (Scarborough North)
    47. Morningside Avenue north of Danzig Street (Scarborough-Guildwood)
    48. Dormington Drive north of Ellesmere Road (Scarborough-Guildwood)
    49. Morrish Road near Starfire Drive (Scarborough-Rouge Park)
    50. Littles Road south of Rangeley Drive (Scarborough-Rouge Park)

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