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Hamilton, Ontario, L8W 3L5
Call 905-546-4376
Email [email protected]

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Automated Speed Enforcement
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To increase roadway safety, Hamilton is one of the participating municipalities to implement Automated Speed Enforcement (ASE) technology in designated school and community safety zones.

ASE is an automated system that uses a camera and a speed measurement device to enforce speed limits. The ASE tool, when used in collaboration with other methods such as engineering, education and enforcement is used to help improve road user safety by increasing speed compliance, altering driver behaviour and increasing public awareness about the critical need to slow down in designated school zones and community safety zones.

Automated Speed Enforcement is proven to effectively enforce speed limits, increase driver awareness and decrease injuries and fatalities as a result of motor vehicle collisions in other Canadian provinces and countries around the world.

What is Automated Speed Enforcement (ASE)?

ASE, also referred to as an automated system that uses a camera and a speed measurement device to enforce speed limits, is a speed enforcement tool that uses technology to help make roads safer for all road users. An ASE system captures and records images of vehicles travelling in excess of the posted speed limit in school zones and community safety zones with tickets issued to the registered plate holder regardless of who was driving. This will result in a monetary fine, but no demerit points will be applied.

On September, 20th 2021, Council directed staff to initiate a full time automated speed enforcement program to be used in designated school zones and community safety zones through the City of Hamilton. The program supports the City of Hamilton Vision Zero Action Plan and the principles of Vision Zero to reduce speeds and overall injuries as a result of motor vehicle collisions.

The City has activated its Automated Speed Enforcement (ASE) cameras and began issuing tickets to speeding drivers since October 1, 2020.

Automated Speed Enforcement Locations

Frequently Asked Questions

The Highway Traffic Act only authorizes the use of ASE in school zones and community safety zones.

Automated Speed Enforcement Deployment Schedule - 2022

Location Ward Zone Type "Coming Soon" Sign Installation Date ASE Operation Date
Upper Sherman Avenue - Limeridge Rd E to Mohawk Rd E 7 Community Safety Zone October 2021 January 2022
Cranbrook Drive - Gretna Court to Glenvale Dr 14 Community Safety Zone & School Zone October 2021 January 2022
Aberdeen Avenue - Locke St S to Longwood Rd S 1 Community Safety Zone & School Zone November 2021 February 2022
West 5th Street - Limeridge Rd W to Mohawk Rd W 8 Community Safety Zone & School Zone November 2021 February 2022
Scenic Drive - Mohawk Rd W to Sanatorium Rd 14 Community Safety Zone December 2021 March 2022
Robson Road - Parkside Dr to Concession 5 E 15 Community Safety Zone & School Zone December 2021 March 2022
Winterberry Drive - Glenhollow Dr to Paramount Dr 9 Community Safety Zone & School Zone January 2022 April 2022
Parkdale Avenue North - Queenston Rd to Melvin Ave*** 4 Community Safety Zone & School Zone January 2022 April 2022
Millen Road - Maple Dr to Highway No. 8 10 Community Safety Zone February 2022 May 2022
Jerseyville Road East - Fiddler's Green Rd to Meadowbrook Dr 12 Community Safety Zone & School Zone February 2022 May 2022
Old Ancaster Road - Dundana Ave to Turnbull Rd 13 Community Safety Zone March 2022 June 2022
Mohawk Road East - Upper Wentworth St to Upper Sherman Ave 7 Community Safety Zone & School Zone March 2022 June 2022
Victoria Avenue North - Charlton Ave E to Wilson St 3 Community Safety Zone April 2022 July 2022
Centennial Parkway North - Queenston Rd to Barton St E 5 Community Safety Zone April 2022 July 2022
Upper Ottawa Street - Fennell Ave E to Mohawk Rd E 6 Community Safety Zone May 2022 August 2022
Centre Road - Parkside Dr to Concession 5 E 15 Community Safety Zone May 2022 August 2022
Kitty Murray Lane - Stonehenge Dr to Garner Rd E 12 Community Safety Zone June 2022 September 2022
Dundurn Street South - Herkimer St to Aberdeen Ave 1 Community Safety Zone & School Zone June 2022 September 2022
James Street South - St. Joseph's Dr to Fennell Ave W 2 Community Safety Zone July 2022 October 2022
Lake Avenue North - Jackson Ln to Barton St E 5 Community Safety Zone & School Zone July 2022 October 2022
Kenilworth Avenue North - Cannon St E to Barton St E 4 Community Safety Zone August 2022 November 2022
Upper Wellington Street - Limeridge Rd E to Mohawk Rd E 7/8 Community Safety Zone & School Zone August 2022 November 2022
Upper James Street - Lincoln Alexander Pkwy to Stone Church Rd E 8 Community Safety Zone September 2022 December 2022
Trinity Church Road - Pinehill Dr to Golf Club Rd 11 Community Safety Zone September 2022 December 2022

A school zone is an area of road in close proximity to a school. School zones are designated by by-law passed by municipal councils as described in the Highway Traffic Act. Typically, school zones have reduced speed limits that are put into effect, either by time of day or 24/7, within 150 metres in front of a school.

A community safety zone is an area designated through a by-law passed by a municipal council to identify it as a road segment of higher risk or concern. Certain Highway Traffic Act fines (including speeding) are doubled in community safety zones and many community safety zones are located close to schools.

ASE is one of many speed enforcement methods that is used, along with engineering activities, education initiatives and police enforcement, to increase safety in areas with vulnerable populations such as school zones and community safety zones.

In May 2017, Ontario’s Highway Traffic Act was amended to introduce the use of ASE in municipalities to address ongoing issues with speeding in school zones and community safety zones.

Each municipality in Ontario is determining, based on the needs of its community, whether to implement ASE. Many municipalities are moving ahead with this new speed enforcement tool because they have identified it is an efficient and effective tool to help reduce speed in school zones and community safety zones.

Operating speeds within school zones are typically lower than other road segments, however, the risks are much higher. Speeding around schools puts the lives of our most vulnerable people at unnecessary risk and ASE is designed to slow drivers down and keep our neighbourhoods safe.

Municipalities are taking a data-driven approach to identifying where to place ASE in their communities. Municipalities across Ontario capture speed data in their communities on a regular basis and this data is now being used to identify exactly where speed is a factor in road and pedestrian safety in school zones and community safety zones, and where ASE can be implemented to help make a difference for those municipalities who choose to implement it.

While traditional enforcement will still be used, ASE is a complementary method that enables police officers to focus on other critical and time-sensitive tasks. Through ASE, incidents of speeding can be detected on an ongoing and consistent basis, ensuring that school children and other road users always feel safe, not just during traffic blitzes. Using ASE consistently also lends to altering driver behaviour for ongoing road safety.

ASE is about safety and transparency and clear signage will be posted within each school zone and community safety zone where a system is in place and active. There will also be signs installed prior to the issuance of tickets to let motorists know that these systems will be installed in the near future.

No. As speed limits are not guidelines – they are the law – there is no need to disclose threshold speeds. Driving at the posted limit will ensure a ticket is not issued.

ASE is just as accurate at detecting speed as traditional speed measurement devices used by police.

The Dynamic Speed Signs contain a radar device and an LED display. The radar measures the speeds of oncoming vehicles and the LED sign displays their speeds to the passing motorists. The unit functions as an educational tool for residents and motorists to raise awareness about motor vehicle speeds. The equipment is for information purposes only and does not issue speeding tickets. 

Purpose of the Dynamic Speed Signs

Example of Dynamic Speed Speed with electronic display

Dynamic Speed Signs have been introduced to the City of Hamilton as part of a safety initiative to reduce vehicle speed. The operating speed electronically displayed is a strong visual reminder to the motorist to comply with the posted speed limit.

LED Speed Sign Display Accuracy

The signs have been tested and are to within +/- 4 km/h of the displayed speed, so there may be some differences between what the sign and your spedometer display. Traffic Engineering still uses Automatic Traffic Counters on the road for accurate measures of speed and volume when needed.

The Red Light Camera program is designed to:

  • modify aggressive driving behaviour
  • increase awareness of the dangers of running red lights

Running red lights is illegal. It is unsafe for motorists to enter an intersection after the signal light has turned red.

Experience suggests that the program improves road safety as evidenced by a decrease in fatal and injury collisions across the six participating municipalities.

How Red Light Cameras Work

Red light cameras do not replace police officers; they complement police efforts. The cameras are set so that only vehicles that enter an intersection after the light turns red are photographed. Vehicles that enter on green or amber lights are not photographed. Motorists already in an intersection when the signal changes to red (waiting to turn) are not red light runners.

If the red light camera is flashing and taking photos while the light is green, technicians are checking the camera hardware and changing the film. Tickets are not issued for vehicles going through on a green light.

Tickets from Red Light Cameras

The City of Hamilton installs and operates red light cameras, but tickets are processed by the Joint Processing Centre (City of Toronto).

Provincial Offences Officers review every picture taken by the red light cameras to verify vehicle information and ensure that the vehicle is in violation. Tickets are mailed only in cases where it is clear that the vehicle ran the red light. The registered license plate holder receives the ticket, regardless of who was driving the vehicle. Tickets are typically mailed by the Joint Processing Centre within four weeks of the offence. 

The fine for running a red light detected by a camera system or a police officer is $260, plus a $60 victim fine surcharge and $5 for costs for a total of $325. Failing to stop for a red light where a police officer issues a ticket results in three demerit points.

If you have questions about your ticket, call the Courthouse at 905-540-5592.

Privacy - In consultation with the Privacy Commissioner, every attempt has been made to minimize capturing members of the public in the photos. If members of the public are inadvertently captured on film, it will not be possible to identify them from the photos on the tickets.

Request a new traffic sign or report missing/damaged signs

To request new traffic signs or report damaged or missing traffic signs, you will need to:

Call 905-546-4376
Email [email protected]

What information you need to provide:

  • Description of the location for the new sign:
    • Street name sign (people getting lost as there is no sign identifying the street at corner or intersection)
    • No parking sign on City property
    • No parking sign on private property
    • New regulatory sign (i.e., stop sign, deaf child sign, blind child sign, speed limit sign, truck route sign, one way sign, deer crossing sign, playground sign, flashing school zone sign)
  • Description of the location for the replacement sign or repair of sign:
    • Sign is missing, indicating which sign is needed
    • Sign is damaged, indicating which sign needs repair

To report damaged or missing signs on school property, contact the appropriate school board:

  • Public School Board: 905-527-5092
  • Separate School Board: 905-525-2930
  • French District Catholic School Board: 1-800-274-3764

To report a damaged or missing police bait sign:

  • These signs are often posted in common parking lots such as at shopping malls
  • These signs are posted when Hamilton Police Services has set-up a police bait vehicle in the parking lot to help capture thieves or vandals

      Request a review of a street or intersection to improve traffic safety

      To request new traffic signs, pavement markings, crosswalks, speed limit changes and other traffic safety improvements, you will need to:

      Call 905-546-4376
      Email [email protected]

      What information you need to provide:

      • Description of the location (i.e. street name or intersection name)
      • Outline the nature and reason for your concern (i.e.excessive speeds, restricted sightlines, pedestrian safety, school safety, etc.) Be specific including the time of day that the problem(s) most commonly occur.

      Traffic Arm at Sherman Access

      Hours for one-way travel on the Sherman Access:

      • The Sherman Access is one way down-bound from 6:50 am to 9:10 am.
      • The Sherman Access is one way up-bound from 3:50 pm to 6:10 pm.
      • At all other times, the Sherman Access accommodates two-way traffic.

      Report repair and maintenance needed on the Sherman Access by calling 905-546-2489 and identify:

      • If there is a problem with the traffic arm not being up or down at the correct time
      • If there a problem at the top or the bottom of the Sherman Access

      Full traffic signals are traditional green-amber-red displays for all directions of approaching traffic. Full signals are usually installed when intersections have delays and back-ups under two-way or all-way stops, often due to too much traffic.

      Factors Which Reduce Traffic Flow

      • Percentage of trucks in the traffic stream – they move slower and take longer thereby reducing capacity
      • Transit Stops – buses stopping in a curb lane to pick up passengers can interrupt traffic flow
      • Right turns – vehicles turning right can slow the flow of traffic in the curb lane especially if there are lots of pedestrians crossing
      • Left turns – if there are no exclusive left turn lanes then a waiting left turn vehicle can severely delay traffic
      • Grades – if the approach to an intersection is on an uphill grade then traffic will move slower
      • Lane widths – drivers tend to drive slower when lane widths are narrow which impacts capacity
      • Curb parking manoeuvres – vehicles backing into parking spaces can disrupt traffic flow
      • Signal timing and phasing

      The City‘s decision to install a full traffic signal control at an intersection is based on the current Ontario warrant outlined in Ontario Traffic Manual Book 12 (OTM Book 12) published by the Province of Ontario. Under this warrant, a traffic control signal would be technically supported if one of the following five following reasons is fulfilled:

      1. Minimum vehicle volumes – sets minimum volume criteria on all approaches and on side street approaches. There are separate volume criteria for restricted flow (urban) and free flow (rural) conditions.
      2. Delay to cross street – sets minimum volume criteria to reflect conditions where traffic volumes on the main road are so heavy those road users on the minor road suffer excessive delays. There are separate volume criteria for restricted flow (urban) and free flow (rural) conditions.
      3. Collision experience – sets a minimum number of collisions “preventable” by traffic signal control over a three year period. Five or more collisions in each of the three preceding 12 month periods are used as reason.
      4. Combination justification – makes provisions for conditions where two or more of reasons 1, 2 or 3 are met 80% of the time.
      5. Pedestrian volume – sets minimum pedestrian volumes and delays at a location for the installation of a traffic control device. This warrant is applicable to an intersection or mid-block location.

      Traffic Signal Timing

      Traffic signals operate in one of three modes- fixed time, semi-actuated, and fully actuated.

      • Fixed Time - The traffic signal will continuously cycle for each roadway. A pre-set amount of time is allocated to each direction.
      • Semi-Actuated - The major roadway receives green unless vehicles are on the minor roadway or if a pedestrian pushes the pushbutton to cross the major roadway is detected. In ground or overhead detection in the approach lanes of the minor street are used. This type of control is used where the major street has more traffic than the minor street.
      • Fully-Actuated - There are vehicle detectors located in all of the approach lanes to the traffic signal. The amount of green time for each traffic movement will vary according to the number of vehicles detected.
      • Coordination - Traffic signals along minor roadways throughout the city are ‘synchronized’ to enhance the operation of one or more directional movements that are programmed to a specific time of day along the corridor. Traffic signal timing plans are calculated using the posted speed limit.

      Staff regularly access the need for left-turn phasing at traffic signals based on this criteria:

      • The presence of an exclusive left-turn lane
      • Delay to through traffic in combination left and through lanes
      • Delay and queuing based on the following:
        • Volume of left-turning traffic
        • Volume of opposing traffic
        • Availability of gaps based on pedestrian crossing volumes
      • Emergency detour routes and mountain access points
      • Left-turn collision statistics
      • Site distance measurements
      • Transit operations and schedule adherence
      • Approved development applications that generate increased traffic
      • We also access undesirable side effects that left-turn phasing can cause such as:
      • Neighbourhood traffic infiltration;
      • Increased delay and queuing for other directions of travel
      • Delays to pedestrians
      • Cost of additional equipment, wiring and vehicle detection equipment
      • Overall effect on the entire traffic network by increasing cycle lengths
      • Progression and coordination of adjacent traffic signals
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      Traffic Signal Vehicle Detection

      Detection used throughout the City of Hamilton

      • In ground inductive loops are used, these loops are able to detect when a vehicle is present which notifies the traffic signal controller. The vehicle must be positioned behind the while stop bar in order to be properly detected.
      • The City uses video detection which monitors and sends live traffic feeds to the Traffic Management Centre, and also detects vehicles using a processor notifying the traffic controller when a vehicle is present.
      In ground loops and video cameras that detect vehicles at Traffic Signal

      Traffic Cameras

      What is the difference between a Red Light and a Vehicle Detection Camera?

      • A Red Light Camera is a type of traffic enforcement camera that an image of a vehicle which has entered an intersection during the all red phase.
      • Detection Cameras are solely used to detect the presence of vehicles, and modify signal timings accordingly using a processor. The City of Hamilton does not record video or license plates.
      Examples of Traffic Cameras

      Centralized Traffic Control System

      Currently the City of Hamilton has over 100 signalized intersections under computer control at our Traffic Management Centre, located at 1375 Upper Ottawa Street. 

      The Traffic Management Centre communicates to our traffic signals using 5.8 GHz radio technology installed at the intersections which use point-to-multipoint communication. The radio technology utilizes standard TCP/IP Ethernet protocols. Not only do we communicate to our traffic signals using this medium, we also receive live video feed from our peripheral devices. The City of Hamilton will also be installing fibre during major road construction.

      The City's Traffic Control Management Centre with multiple screens.

      The Traffic Signal System

      • Adjust Signal Timings to accommodate traffic conditions from the Traffic Management Centre.
      • Records functionality for legal purposes
      • Maintains time clocks within our traffic controllers, in order to retain synchronization along various corridors throughout the City.
      • Monitors operation of traffic signals and improves response time to damaged vehicle/pedestrian detection equipment, current traffic conditions and reporting.
      • Implements Signal Timing Plans used for emergency and construction detour routes.

      Request Traffic Signal Timings & Drawings

      For traffic signal timing information and traffic engineering technical drawings, you will need to:

      Download the Traffic Signal Application Form (PDF, 228.27 KB)

      Submit completed form and fee by:

      Mail or in person:
      City of Hamilton
      Transportation Operations
      Transportation, Operations & Maintenance Division - Public Works
      1375 Upper Ottawa Street
      Hamilton, Ontario L8W 3L5

      Fax 905-318-5713

      Email [email protected]

      Pay the required fee. You can pay by cash or cheque (made payable to the City of Hamilton) when you submit your application or you may choose to be invoiced.

      Traffic signal controller timing data

      • Cost is $65.28 per intersection ($73.77 including HST)
      • These are the controller programming sheets in raw form
      • Data only for use by qualified traffic  engineering personnel
      • Duration of red, amber, green, left turn signals and other detailed signal operation info

      Traffic signal timing plans

      • Cost is $277.44 per intersection ($313.51 including HST)
      • Information is in summarized chart form

      Traffic signal installation drawing

      • Cost is $65.28 per intersection ($73.77 including HST)
      • Shows poles, signal heads, pavement markings and other above and below ground signal infrastructure

      Pavement marking drawing

      • Cost is $65.28 per intersection ($73.77 including HST)
      • Shows pavement markings of a road section

      Traffic Counts

      For any traffic counts, please visit our mapping tool (MS2) for all currently available studies.

      For any location we have a count, there will be a signal or icon that when you click on it, a 24hr volume will display as a popup 

      Should you require a further detailed traffic count, the cost is $70.79 ($79.99 including HST).

      Turning Movement Counts 
      (at intersections, signal icon, or circle on the map).

      Example: Totalling the two directions on the street you are looking at will give you the 24hr volume on that street alone.

      Screenshot of Turning Movement Counts Pop-Up

      Mid blocks
      (at locations between two intersections, square on the map). 

      Example: the popup illustrates the 24 volume in the popup labelled as ‘Count’

      Screenshot of Mid Blocks Traffic Counts Pop-Up

       

       

      Date modified
      November 24, 2022
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