AutomatedTrafficEnforcement AnnualReport 2022| TownofStonyPlain
2022ATEAnnualReport
Introduction
InStonyPlainAutomatedTrafficEnforcement(ATE)referstotheuseofmobilespeedmonitoringwhereamotorist isnotstoppedforaspeedviolation.Theregisteredowneroftheviolatingvehicleissentaspeedviolationorticket inthemail.Mobilespeedmonitoringiscompletedbycontractedpeaceofficersauthorizedtoconductmobilespeed operations.SpeedmonitoringvehiclesareidentifiedbyDriveSafedecalsplacedonthevehicle.AllATEapproved zonescomplywiththeGuidelinesestablishedbytheGovernmentofAlberta.
Thisreportispreparedtoincreasethetransparencyoftheprogramtoresidentsandtoassistintheevaluationof theoveralleffectivenessoftheautomatedprogram.TheAutomatedprogramisasingletoolthatisdeployed alongsidetraditionalspeedenforcement.CommunityPeaceOfficerscontinuetoenforcespeedingviolationswhile onpatrolandthroughtargetedspeedoperationswithotherenforcementpartners.
TotalNumberofATEDevicesandLocations
TheTownofStonyPlaincontractsGlobalTrafficGroupLtd.toconductATEinapprovedzonesthroughoutthe community.Thereare10approvedzonesinthecommunity.
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1.Zone2903 44AvenueEBbetweenAberdeenWay&43Street 2.Zone2904 44AvenueWBbetweenAberdeenWay&43Street 3.Zone2923 FairwayDriveEBbetweenBelfryFairwayCrescent&CopperheadPl 4.Zone2924 FairwayDriveWBbetweenBelfryFairwayCrescent&CopperheadPl 5.Zone2937 OatwayDriveEBatornearForestGreenSchool 6.Zone2938 OatwayDriveWBatornearForestGreenSchool 7.Zone2939 43StreetNBatornearMeridianHeightsSchool 8.Zone2940 43StreetSBatornearMeridianHeightsSchool 9.Zone2941 51StreetNBatornearSMLChristianAcademy 10.Zone2942 51StreetSBatornearSMLChristianAcademy
ContraventionsObservedvsTicketsIssued
In2022therewere113,556vehiclesmonitored.2,940speedingcontraventionswereobservedresulting in2,477speedingviolationsissued.Thereareoftenvariancesinspeedingoccurrencesobservedvs ticketsissued.Speedingisavehicletravellingatarateabovethepostedspeedlimit.Speedtolerance levelsaresetforeachzoneenforced;vehiclesmaybecapturedunderthosesettolerancesbutstillabove thepostedlimit.
Deploymenthours
0 200 400 600 800 1000 1200 1400 1600 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
Deploymenthours 0 10000 20000 30000 40000 50000 60000 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 NumberofVehiclesMonitored NumberofVehiclesMonitored
Numberofcollisionsoverthepast3years
Overthepast3yearstherehavebeen724collisionsrecordedinthecommunity.Mostofthosecollisions haveresultedinpropertydamage.Therehasbeen1collisionrelatedfatalityand134injurycollisions.
NumberofCollisions Fatality
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0 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800 900 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 NumberofSpeedingContriventions NumberofSpeedingNoticesIssued Fatality,1 Injury,134
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PropertyDamage,
Injury
PropertyDamage
Overthepast3years,240oftherecordedcollisionsoccurredinintersectionsacrossthecommunity, while484collisionsoccurredinplacesotherthananintersection.Collisionsotherthananintersection mayoccurinparkinglots,roadswithinthecommunityoronprivateproperty.
Collisions
ChangeinCollisionsvsthe3-yearAverage
In2022,collisionreportingdataexperiencedanincreasedaverageof6%acrossallcategorieswhen comparedtothe3-yearaverage.
2022vs3YearAverage
NonIntersection, 484
Intersection,240
Interection NonIntersection 262 1 48 213 241 1 45 196 0 50 100 150 200 250 300 NumberofCollisions FatalityCollision InjuryCollision PropertyDamage
2022 3yearAverage 9%increase 9% increase 7% increase 0% increase
RevenueGeneratedin2022
In2022theTownofStonyPlain’sATEprogramgenerated$318,336infinerevenue.TheGovernmentof Albertaretained$144,464or45%ofthefinerevenuecollected.$70,254wastransferredtothepolicing andpublicsafetyreserve.$104,000wasspentontheadministrativecostsrequiredtodeliverthe program.
Thepolicingandpublicsafetyreserveisusedtofundsafetyrelatedexpensesinthecommunity.Some examplesofwhathasbeenfundedinclude:
Crosswalksafety
Enforcementservicesequipment
FireServicesEquipment
Newintersectionlights
RCMPexpenses
PerformanceTargets
In2023theTownwillbeworkingwiththeRCMPandotherenforcementpartnerstoreducecollisionsand intersectionsafety.TheGovernmentofAlbertahasextendedtheirfreezeontheprovincialautomated trafficprogram.ThisfreezelimitstheTown’sactionstoactiveenforcementbyuniformedCommunity PeaceOfficersandRCMPasaddingintersectionsafetydevicesisnotpermittedcurrently.
Changeshavebeenmadetrafficsignalstoreducecollisionsatvarioushighcollisionlocations.Analysis ofthesechangeswillbecompletedthroughout2023.TheRCMPhasaddedadditionaltrafficresourcesto theParklanddetachmentandhaveaddedtargetedenforcementasacollisionreductionstrategyin2023. TheTownaddedaCommunityPeaceOfficerpositionin2023.Thispositionwillincreasethecommunities trafficsafetyfocusasCommunityPeaceOfficersallocate30%oftheirtimetotrafficsafetyinitiatives.
EducationInitiatives
TheTowncontinuestobeanactivememberwiththeCapitalRegionIntegratedSafetyPartnership (CRISP).CRISPincludestrafficspecialistsfromtheregionandtheindustrydedicatedtothereductionof speedandcollisionincidencesacrossthecapitalregion.Theirevidence-basedapproachtotrafficsafety initiativeshasprovidedseveralbenefitsovertheir16yearsofoperating.
TheTowncontinuestoactiontheTrafficMasterPlanadoptedin2021.Thisplanincludestrafficsafety recommendationsthroughoutthecommunity.Severalcrosswalkshavebeenupgradedandstandardized since2021withledflashingwarningsignalsandhighvisibilitysigns.
AnnuallytheFireDepartment,PublicWorksDepartmentandEnforcementServicesDepartmentconduct aback-to-schoolawarenesscampaign.Duringthefirstweekofschool,schoolzonesareactivelystaffed andidentifiedwithemergencylightseducatingdriversaboutincreasedschooltraffic.
TheTownparticipatesinseveraljointforceoperationswithotherenforcementpartnersthroughoutthe yeartoincreasepublicawarenessabouthigh-riskvehicleoperations.Theseoperationsincludedistracted driving,targetedspeeding,andseasonaleducationcampaigns.TheTownsEnforcementServicesweb pagecanbefoundatfollowinglink:
https://www.stonyplain.com/en/live/peace-officers.aspx
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