King Edward Avenue continues to be Ottawa's red light district, with more than 2,300 tickets issued for running red lights on the busy road in the first four months of the year.
Newly released statistics show the red light camera on King Edward Avenue at St. Patrick Street issued 1,346 tickets in the January to April period, including 362 in April.
The camera on King Edward Avenue at St. Andrew Street issued 532 tickets in the first four months of the year, including 130 in April. The camera on King Edward Avenue at Besserer Street has issued 502 tickets so far in 2024, including 115 tickets in April.
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Ottawa's 85 red light cameras issued 14,887 tickets in the January to April period, including 4,101 in April.
The camera on King Edward Avenue at St. Patrick has issued the most number of tickets through the first four months of the year.
The camera on Wellington Street eastbound at Bay Street is Ottawa's second-busiest camera, with 934 tickets issued in the January to April period. There were 226 drivers nabbed by the camera in April.
Seven cameras have issued zero tickets so far this year, including cameras on Bank Street at Riverside Drive, Bay Street at Slater Street and Lyon Street at Slater Street.
Here is a look at the top 15 red light camera locations so far in 2024 (January to April):
| TICKETS | LOCATION |
|---|---|
| 1,346 | King Edward Avenue southbound at St. Patrick Street |
| 934 | Wellington Street eastbound at Bay Street |
| 532 | King Edward Avenue northbound at St. Andrew Street |
| 502 | King Edward Avenue northbound at Besserer Street |
| 429 | Hunt Club Road eastbound at Downpatrick Road |
| 404 | Walkley Road westbound at Ryder/Don Reid Drive |
| 395 | Kent Street northbound at Arlington |
| 370 | Vanier Parkway southbound at Presland |
| 369 | Elgin Street eastbound at Pretoria Bridge/Queen Elizabeth Driveway |
| 361 | Catherine Street westbound at Kent Street |
| 357 | Heron Road west of Bank Street |
| 354 | Carling Avenue eastbound at Holly Acres |
| 345 | Carling Avenue eastbound at Island Park Drive |
| 337 | Catherine Street westbound at O'Connor/Hwy. 417 |
| 309 | Russell Road southbound at St. Laurent Boulevard |
