JimV8

Yes, technology has advance considerably since the days of photo vans on the side of the 401. The latest 13 meg cameras offers up so much pixel density that it's possible to detect eye colour from 200 ft away.

theiceman

...and don't think for a second insurance companies aren't licking there chops .. now THERE are some serious lobyists who always get their way ...

1965356

Total myth.
Please show me where insurance companies lobbied and got their way?
1. Would you like to have to ask permission to increase or decrease what you charge?
2 would you like the government mandating you decrease your salary by 15 percent?
3. Would you like to have to keep 2.5 times your expected payouts in cash reserves?
And on and on.


The public irrationally hates insurance , even though many benefit from it and so the government will always side with the whining population who will pay anything for what they want but hate paying for anything they need.

BIG smoke

Photo radar/Red light camera's are a great idea.
No police.
They can go back to protecting pot holes and construction sights.

Really what does it matter in Toronto. My rush hour commute twice a day, is a crawl.
No speeding here. Take all the pictures you want. I'll be frowning.

Imo000

If they will start charging the diver, what happens if you have a twin, who gets the ticket?

Torontoworker

Your mother.

Ronan

IN the spirit if being inclusive and not discriminating, they give you two of course

BIG smoke

Twins? Both will be charged.
It will be up to the innocent one to appeal the charge.
Like the IRS or CRA. Guilty, until proven innocent.

Johnny DB

Pure Awesome!!

1965356

You're welcome

aviography

The photo technology from even many years ago could capture the images of front seat passenger(s) quite well.

The problem was sometimes the drivers' spouse or significant other opens the envelope from the authorities containing the citation with the photo evidence, only to find the passenger of the opposite gender whom the driver has difficulty of explaining when challenged by the spouse or significant other.

That's when frontal images of the evidence stopped being taken/provided, the registered owner of the plate is issued with the ticket without being convicted as the actual offender, so no impact to the insurance premiums.

Torontoworker

IBC visit Queens Park monthly.

So bend over and say thank you Mr Insurance agent. FoS mode.

1965356

Where do you see that they do that and what lobbying have they been successful at?
I can say you visit a glory hole every month but I don't have exact proof that you enjoy and use said glory hole

Here is the IBC endorsing a study by Ontario to reduce insurance premiums and acknowledging that ONTARIO INSURANCE PREMIUMS ARE TOO HIGH.... So as you can see you are one of the irrational I was speaking of , get a grip on reality .

http://www.insurance-canada.ca/consi...forms-1303.php

theiceman

Not to mention your driving record used to be considered private information. Insurance companies wanted driving records held on private citizens. Kinda strange how they got their way , must have been magic I guess.

Were you guys at the last Porsche meeting where the guy from the telemetry tracking device was there.
The insurance guy that presented actually had the gall to say that the tellemtry info is the property of the individual and said " not to worry' insurance companies will never use that against you , we only give discounts" .
I challenged him and said " just like tickets wont be used against you ? "

911 Rod

It's a love hate relationship with insurance companies....but anyway, having photo radar in 50 km/hr or less could be a good thing. I'm tired of idiots ripping past my house like they are in the Dakar.