Alberta photo radar rule changes would ‘erode traffic safety’: Calgary police chief [Video]

Calgary’s police chief is worried possible changes to Alberta’s photo radar rules will affect safety for both residents and officers – and not just on the roads.

“We’re very concerned that this decision is going to actually erode traffic safety and our ability to keep Albertans and Calgarians safe on the roads,” Calgary police Chief Mark Neufeld said in an interview Tuesday.

The provincial government is expected to release new guidelines on automated traffic enforcement in December, according to a memo sent to Edmonton city council and obtained by CTV News.

The changes include the banning of photo radar on provincial highways and roads that connect with provincial highways, restricting photo radar enforcement to playgrounds, schools and construction zones, and the elimination of speeding enforcement by intersection safety devices.

“Over the summer, Transportation and Economic Corridors engaged with municipalities and law enforcement to get rid of photo radar ‘fishing hole’ locations,” a Ministry of …