MOTION ON NOTICE

At the Council meeting of March 12, 2002, Councillor Bass submitted the following Notice of Motion, which was recognized by the Chair.

2. Reduce Lethal Auto Speeding by Reintroducing Photo Radar in Vancouver (Files: 3702/5762)

WHEREAS, in recent weeks, Vancouver residents have suffered a number of automobile crashes on city streets due to racing drivers, causing deaths, injuries and property damage;

AND WHEREAS, Vancouver Police Department spokesperson Detective Scott Driemel stated on March 8, 2002, that photo radar deters speeding drivers and reduces the incidence of speed-related crashes;

AND WHEREAS on June 28, 2001, the BC Attorney General ended photo radar enforcement in Vancouver and across the province;

AND WHEREAS, during the period photo radar was in use, the Insurance Corporation of BC (ICBC) observed a four-fold reduction in the frequency of excessive speeding at photo radar sites;

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT, Vancouver City Council initiate steps that would permit the Vancouver Police Department to re-implement photo radar on the streets of Vancouver, to save lives, prevent injury and safeguard property.

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