A speed camera in Toronto was recently cut down by vandals, stunning city officials. The act may be connected to the camera’s status as the highest-earning in the area, having issued more than 63,000 speeding tickets since its installation.
The sheer volume of citations made the camera a lightning rod for public frustration. While vandalism is no solution, the camera’s prolific ticketing clearly bred resentment among drivers who felt unfairly targeted by the relentless enforcement device.