Questions raised over new traffic safety signs replacing speed cameras in school zones
Municipalities are questioning the Ford government’s new requirement to replace speed cameras with large school-zone signs, saying the signs are too big and too few in number. Toronto received only 20 signs for 641 school zones, forcing the city to install new poles while losing revenue once used for crossing guards and police. Brampton Councillor Rowena Santos warns the oversized signs could create blind spots where children could hide from drivers’ view. City leaders say the province’s funding is insufficient and eliminates a key safety tool previously supported by automated speed-camera revenue.