Drivers in Toronto should keep their eyes peeled for speed traps around every corner, according to the National Motorist Association's annual list of "Worst North American Speed Trap Cities".
Toronto ranked first overall in North America on the list compiled with data from the association's National Speed Trap Exchange, where drivers from the U.S. and Canada can report locations where police regularly look for speeders.
Toronto has more reported speed trap zones than Los Angeles, New York City and Montreal combined, but Sgt. Tim Burrows of Toronto Traffic Services told CTV.ca that the city also has one of the lowest traffic injury and fatality rates of the top cities on the list.
Sgt. Burrows said of the list: "The more awareness about our officers making Toronto roads safer, the better. After all, heavy speed enforcement makes for safer roads."
He explained that Toronto police set up speed traps in areas where the public have complained of unsafe traffic, or where analysis of car accidents has determined speed was a factor in the collision.
