Area wide speed limit reduction in Cannington

Whitby, Ontario – In support of Durham Vision Zero, The Regional Municipality of Durham and the Township of Brock will be installing an area wide 40 kilometre per hour (km/h) posted speed limit in Cannington.

Where: Cameron Street (Regional Road 12) from 260 metres west of Albert Street to 300 metres east of McRae Street in Cannington. The Township of Brock's local roads within the community will also be changed to 40 km/h.

When: The speed limit reduction signs are expected to be installed on September 11. Unfavourable weather conditions may impact the installation schedule. 

Why: The speed limit reduction aims to improve safety for all road users. Aggressive driving, including speeding, was identified as one of eight emphasis areas in Durham’s Vision Zero Strategic Road Safety Action Plan, which aims to reduce and ultimately eliminate all fatalities and injuries caused by collisions on our road system.

Speed is a contributing factor in approximately one-third of fatal collisions in Canada. Reducing speed is one of the best ways to reduce the frequency and severity of collisions in the Durham Region community. Speed limits are not guidelines – they are laws.

All Regional roads posted as 40 km/h will be co-designated as community safety zones and permit the use of automated speed enforcement (ASE). The Region of Durham’s ASE program works by capturing images of vehicles that exceed the posted limit. The pictures are stored and reviewed by a Provincial Offences Act Officer and, if warranted, a notice of the offence (fine) will be sent to the registered owner of the vehicle within 30 days, with no demerit points issued. Fines are only given to vehicles travelling over the speed limit.

Note: To learn more about Durham Region’s Vision Zero plan, visit durham.ca/VisionZero. More information on ASE is available at durham.ca/ASE.

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