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Halifax District RCMP Seek Public Assistance to Identify Driver | SaltWireA Vancouver councillor wants to see more traffic cameras at dangerous intersections in the city.
Cameras should also be placed in intersections near schools where there have been 50 serious crashes during the same five-year period, she says in a motion going before Vancouver city council on Wednesday.cites ICBC data that found there is an average of 8,219 crashes a year resulting in injuries or death in the city — 22 per day — costing an average of $33.6 million annually in hospitalization costs.
Of these, 31 cameras monitor vehicles that run a red light, while 12 monitor both red light and speed violations. The cameras bring in about $8.2 million in annual revenue. While the city has been working towards “Vision Zero,” a goal of having zero traffic-related deaths and serious injuries, progrses has been slow, said the motion, and “there continues to be a significant backlog of requests for road safety improvements in neighbourhoods across Vancouver, including requests from Parent Advisory Councils for improvements to road safety around schools.”
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