<![CDATA[From @sjamieit.bsky.social:]]>From @sjamieit.bsky.social:

The City of Ottawa posted the raw speed data from before and after Doug Ford banned speed cameras and the effect is so obvious it's not even necessary put a line marking when that happened.

This chart shows the percentage of drivers going 15km/h or more over the posted limit.

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]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/topic/d0dd219f-2c38-4b42-959c-470e75540f3e/from-@sjamieit.bsky.socialRSS for NodeFri, 15 May 2026 04:32:56 GMTMon, 11 May 2026 17:51:40 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to From @sjamieit.bsky.social: on Thu, 14 May 2026 15:21:11 GMT]]>@AlexanderVI @c_9
His driver was caught numerous times speeding. This is the real reason they’re gone.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://ottawa.place/users/Pinchy63/statuses/116573606478176840https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://ottawa.place/users/Pinchy63/statuses/116573606478176840Thu, 14 May 2026 15:21:11 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to From @sjamieit.bsky.social: on Thu, 14 May 2026 15:18:30 GMT]]>@c_9
When they first put the cameras up I got nailed doing 5kms over the speed limit. Cost me $33. Never did it again. Started being conscious about where they were and slowed down. As much as I dislike them. They work. Bring them back!

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://ottawa.place/users/Pinchy63/statuses/116573595955829257https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://ottawa.place/users/Pinchy63/statuses/116573595955829257Thu, 14 May 2026 15:18:30 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to From @sjamieit.bsky.social: on Wed, 13 May 2026 06:16:21 GMT]]>@c_9 Less than 10%. That is surprisingly low.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://social.heise.de/users/newstik/statuses/116565801788158480https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://social.heise.de/users/newstik/statuses/116565801788158480Wed, 13 May 2026 06:16:21 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to From @sjamieit.bsky.social: on Wed, 13 May 2026 03:10:40 GMT]]>@c_9 moral of the story conservatives want you to die in car crashes, from curable illness, by guns, anyway possible so they can be as awful as they want.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.online/users/andrew773/statuses/116565071689281320https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.online/users/andrew773/statuses/116565071689281320Wed, 13 May 2026 03:10:40 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to From @sjamieit.bsky.social: on Tue, 12 May 2026 12:22:45 GMT]]>@matthewbadger We have to remember to use the car every few weeks so that the battery doesn't go flat etc.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://c.im/users/TimWardCam/statuses/116561580213522930https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://c.im/users/TimWardCam/statuses/116561580213522930Tue, 12 May 2026 12:22:45 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to From @sjamieit.bsky.social: on Tue, 12 May 2026 12:22:03 GMT]]>@TimWardCam thank you for your efforts!

It’s so sad that in the U.K. we continue to build homes in such a car-oriented way that 20 mph limits in residential areas are anathema to a significant fraction of the population. I’m privileged to live near the centre of town (absolutely intentionally though) and I can’t imagine having to get in the car for pretty much everything.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.online/users/matthewbadger/statuses/116561577482659269https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.online/users/matthewbadger/statuses/116561577482659269Tue, 12 May 2026 12:22:03 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to From @sjamieit.bsky.social: on Tue, 12 May 2026 12:13:27 GMT]]>@matthewbadger @benjamin @c_9 The relationship between elected councillors and the paid staff can be quite complex, that was just one detail.

For my own contribution, take a look at . The city-wide 20mph scheme was my project.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://c.im/users/TimWardCam/statuses/116561543658980380https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://c.im/users/TimWardCam/statuses/116561543658980380Tue, 12 May 2026 12:13:27 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to From @sjamieit.bsky.social: on Tue, 12 May 2026 12:11:31 GMT]]>@TimWardCam @benjamin @c_9 you say that like it’s a bad thing, and the suggestion that the only benefit to lower speeds is reducing people being killed or seriously injured is absurd.

Our town moved to mostly 20 mph limits at the start of 2025 and road noise is significantly reduced, and walking my kids to school *feels* massively more safe and is generally far more pleasant.

Pedestrians managing not to be killed or seriously injured by idiots in 2 ton machines feels like a low bar.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.online/users/matthewbadger/statuses/116561536035921144https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.online/users/matthewbadger/statuses/116561536035921144Tue, 12 May 2026 12:11:31 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to From @sjamieit.bsky.social: on Tue, 12 May 2026 11:42:34 GMT]]>@leeloo Correct. This is how North America was and continues to be built.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mstdn.ca/users/c_9/statuses/116561422251780736https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mstdn.ca/users/c_9/statuses/116561422251780736Tue, 12 May 2026 11:42:34 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to From @sjamieit.bsky.social: on Tue, 12 May 2026 11:40:37 GMT]]>@c_9
So, the speed cameras are there as a workaround for badly designed roads.

If you design the road for the speed you want people to drive, most people aren't going to drive faster. Because doing so *feels* unsafe. Where as if you design a road that feels like the German Autobahn, people are going to drive fast whether that's actually safe or not.

Build better roads, don't fine people for using the road as designed.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://c.im/ap/users/116216635389955538/statuses/116561414550918857https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://c.im/ap/users/116216635389955538/statuses/116561414550918857Tue, 12 May 2026 11:40:37 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to From @sjamieit.bsky.social: on Tue, 12 May 2026 09:14:25 GMT]]>@benjamin @c_9 Yes you do, but council officers in the UK at least are exceedingly reluctant to do anything that might *increase* KSIs. So they would need very serious persuading that there would be no impact on KSIs before removing speed limits or, equivalently in practice, speed limit enforcement.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://c.im/users/TimWardCam/statuses/116560839678910746https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://c.im/users/TimWardCam/statuses/116560839678910746Tue, 12 May 2026 09:14:25 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to From @sjamieit.bsky.social: on Tue, 12 May 2026 07:00:38 GMT]]>@c_9 this one is for @notjustbikes to go on a rant about his favorite politician 😂

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://diaspodon.fr/users/amdg2/statuses/116560313628950069https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://diaspodon.fr/users/amdg2/statuses/116560313628950069Tue, 12 May 2026 07:00:38 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to From @sjamieit.bsky.social: on Tue, 12 May 2026 06:53:00 GMT]]>@TimWardCam @c_9 I want to know more than KSIs ...

In my little village in France many cars and trucks are going at >50kph
No child is allowed by their parents to roam the village on their bike with friends.
I'm wondering if their is a link between those two.

Making a car centric world have huge social consequences

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://piaille.fr/users/benjamin/statuses/116560283602129468https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://piaille.fr/users/benjamin/statuses/116560283602129468Tue, 12 May 2026 06:53:00 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to From @sjamieit.bsky.social: on Mon, 11 May 2026 23:57:08 GMT]]>@c_9

Off-topic, are you aware that the owner/operator of your mastodon instance is accused of defrauding the Inglewood Community League in Edmonton?

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Out $280,000, the Inglewood community league says it has reported missing money to the police. Now, it’s suing its former treasurer.

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]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/NathanMurdock/statuses/116558648330093814https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/NathanMurdock/statuses/116558648330093814Mon, 11 May 2026 23:57:08 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to From @sjamieit.bsky.social: on Mon, 11 May 2026 23:36:01 GMT]]>@nirak @yacc143 Actually this page explains a bit, it’s measuring everything and reporting the averages. https://open.ottawa.ca/datasets/52f34797978c44c1820b8b2d7a4ae3ed

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mstdn.ca/users/c_9/statuses/116558565309627824https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mstdn.ca/users/c_9/statuses/116558565309627824Mon, 11 May 2026 23:36:01 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to From @sjamieit.bsky.social: on Mon, 11 May 2026 23:24:37 GMT]]>@nirak @yacc143 My understanding is that the radar was still active, but the ticketing function was disabled. But I might be thinking of a different city and this uses a different data source.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mstdn.ca/users/c_9/statuses/116558520483460813https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mstdn.ca/users/c_9/statuses/116558520483460813Mon, 11 May 2026 23:24:37 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to From @sjamieit.bsky.social: on Mon, 11 May 2026 22:44:56 GMT]]>@clickhere @andymor @c_9 That's likely to be how the transport engineers see it - the priority for spending on the roads is to reduce KSI. Councillors don't of course have to follow this advice and can spend on political projects instead.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://c.im/users/TimWardCam/statuses/116558364415469996https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://c.im/users/TimWardCam/statuses/116558364415469996Mon, 11 May 2026 22:44:56 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to From @sjamieit.bsky.social: on Mon, 11 May 2026 22:42:15 GMT]]>@andymor @c_9 Also - "and if the KSI figures *have* gone up then there's the data to drive your campaign to reinstate the speed limits" is probably the most revealing and utterly grotesque thing I've read someone say about road violence in a long time; and I live in Ireland.

@TimWardCam @c_9

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.ie/users/clickhere/statuses/116558353908800050https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.ie/users/clickhere/statuses/116558353908800050Mon, 11 May 2026 22:42:15 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to From @sjamieit.bsky.social: on Mon, 11 May 2026 21:59:46 GMT]]>@c_9

They're not speed cameras, they're surveillance tools that can be used as speed cameras.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/anon20394702398750/statuses/116558186817637617https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/anon20394702398750/statuses/116558186817637617Mon, 11 May 2026 21:59:46 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to From @sjamieit.bsky.social: on Mon, 11 May 2026 21:54:06 GMT]]>@yacc143 I was wondering this too!

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://hcommons.social/users/nirak/statuses/116558164546574233https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://hcommons.social/users/nirak/statuses/116558164546574233Mon, 11 May 2026 21:54:06 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to From @sjamieit.bsky.social: on Mon, 11 May 2026 20:59:56 GMT]]>@c_9
Ah. Obviously it raises one question, how is data collected.

Before is easy, the speed cameras measure the speed of everything that passes them, even the cats that go slower than the limit.

But afterwards? How was the data collected?

Sorry the data scientist in me wonders.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/yacc143/statuses/116557951573250650https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/yacc143/statuses/116557951573250650Mon, 11 May 2026 20:59:56 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to From @sjamieit.bsky.social: on Mon, 11 May 2026 20:38:18 GMT]]>@TimWardCam @c_9 no it doesn't

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://cosocial.ca/users/andymor/statuses/116557866531811798https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://cosocial.ca/users/andymor/statuses/116557866531811798Mon, 11 May 2026 20:38:18 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to From @sjamieit.bsky.social: on Mon, 11 May 2026 20:29:24 GMT]]>@andymor @c_9 Ah but the graphic shows that in practice they have.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://c.im/users/TimWardCam/statuses/116557831491672807https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://c.im/users/TimWardCam/statuses/116557831491672807Mon, 11 May 2026 20:29:24 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to From @sjamieit.bsky.social: on Mon, 11 May 2026 20:28:51 GMT]]>@smn @c_9 Killed and seriously injured.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://c.im/users/TimWardCam/statuses/116557829338733161https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://c.im/users/TimWardCam/statuses/116557829338733161Mon, 11 May 2026 20:28:51 GMT