Ottawa Photo Radar: Camera on King Edward Avenue Writes 10,592 Speeding Tickets in One Month

The photo radar camera that monitors the busy Ottawa-Gatineau road through Lowertown was busy in June, with thousands of speeding tickets issued in a single month.

Newly released statistics show that the automatic speed camera on King Edward Avenue, between Cathcart Street and St Patrick Street, issued 10,592 speeding tickets in June.

It’s a single-month record for tickets issued by a single photo radar camera in Ottawa since the program launched in 2020. The King Edward Avenue photo radar camera issued 7,569 tickets during its first month of operation in March, 5,803 tickets in April and 4,788 tickets in May.

The photo radar camera on Walkley Road issued 3,510 speeding tickets in June, while the new camera on Bronson Avenue near Carleton University issued 2,366 speeding tickets in June.

Ottawa’s 40 photo radar cameras issued 39,361 tickets in June. The cameras issued 32,689 tickets in May, 37,285 tickets in April and a monthly record of 43,416 tickets in March.

In the first six months of the year, a total of 193,702 speeding fines were issued via the automated speed camera monitoring system.

The King Edward Avenue camera is the most visited in Ottawa, with 28,742 tickets issued since it was activated in March.

The photo radar camera on Walkley Road issued 16,501 tickets between February and June, while the camera on St. Laurent Boulevard, between Noranda Avenue and Clarke Avenue, issued 11,432 tickets in the January-June period.

The automated speed enforcement program resulted in 220,789 speeding tickets in 2023, 127,939 in 2022 and 80,944 in 2021.

Ottawa has installed 40 photo radar cameras in community safety zones, school zones and high speed locations. Work is underway to install 20 new photo radar cameras across the city by the end of the year.

According to the city, all proceeds from photo radar traffic fines go toward Ottawa’s traffic safety plan, which includes education, technology and enforcement to promote traffic safety for all road users.

The 12 busiest photo radar cameras in Ottawa in June

1. King Edward Avenue, between Cathcart Street and St. Patrick Street: 10,592 tickets
2. Walkley Road, between Halifax Drive and Harding Road: 3,510 fines
3. Bronson Avenue, between Raven Road and Sunnyside Avenue/University Drive: 2,366 tickets
4. St. Laurent Boulevard, between Noranda Avenue and Clarke Avenue: 1,690 tickets
5. Hunt Club Road, between Pike Street and Lorry Greenberg Drive/Sable Ridge Drive: 1,644 tickets
6. Cedarview Road, between Fallowfield Road and Jockvale Road: 1,518 tickets
7. Katimavik Road, between Castlefrank Road and McGibbon Drive: 1,380 tickets
8. Jeanne d’Arc Boulevard, between Orleans Boulevard and Paddler Way/Vorlage Drive: 1,377 tickets
9. Bayshore Drive, between Woodridge N. Crescent and Woodridge S. Crescent: 1,211 tickets
10. Riverside Drive at Mooney’s Bay Park: 1,108 tickets
11. First Avenue, between Chrysler Street and Percy Street: 1,074 tickets
12. Woodroffe Avenue, between Anthony Avenue and Saville Row: 1,055 tickets

Top 10 Busiest Photo Radar Cameras in 2024 (January to June)

1. King Edward Avenue, between Cathcart Street and St. Patrick Street: 28,742 tickets (March-June)
2. Walkley Road, between Halifax Drive and Harding Road: 16,501 tickets (February-June)
3. St. Laurent Boulevard, between Noranda Avenue and Clarke Avenue: 11,423 tickets (January-June)
4. Cedarview Road, between Fallowfield Road and Jockvale Road: 8,454 tickets (January-June)
5. Fisher Avenue, between Kintyre Private and Deerp Park Road: 7,633 tickets (January-June)
6. Jeanne d’Arc Boulevard, between Orleans Boulevard and Paddler Way/Vorlage Drive: 7,369 tickets (March-June)
7. Woodroffe Avenue, between Anthony Avenue and Saville Row: 7,241 tickets (January-June)
8. Katimavik Road, between Castlefrank Road and McGibbon Drive: 7,095 tickets (January-June)
9. Bayshore Drive, between Woodridge N. Crescent and Woodridge S. Crescent: 6,930 tickets (January-June)
10. Riverside Drive at Mooney’s Bay: 6,490 tickets (February-June)