B.C. bill would formally scrap photo radar
VICTORIA (August 9, 2001) — British Columbia’s new Liberal government yesterday introduced an omnibus bill to eliminate photo radar as well as a range of other initiatives developed by the previous NDP regime.
Bill 11 “tidies up the messes left by the most disastrous government in the history of the province” while also following through on key Liberal election promises, said Attorney General Geoff Plant.
Used for speed enforcement, photo radar involves placing vehicle speed detectors in vans parked at the side of the road. When a vehicle is caught speeding, a camera photographs its licence plate. Later, the vehicle’s owner is sent a bill.
The government said the repeal of photo radar will not forgive outstanding speeding tickets.
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