Red Light Camera at 15th and Ospika

Tuesday, January 11, 2011 04:00 AM

Prince George, B.C. – You will have to avoid the urge to hit the gas when the lights at 15^th and Ospika turn yellow. That intersection is the only one in Prince George that will be part of the new upgraded Intersection Safety Camera (ISC) program being rolled out in the province. In fact, it is the only intersection north of Kamloops that will have a new "Red Light" camera.

New digital cameras will be placed at 140 sites in 26 communities across B.C., but as mentioned, only one will be placed in Prince George. Signs will be prominently posted at the intersection to advise drivers that ISC cameras are in place.

The stats on Ospika and 15^th say that intersection is the scene of 26 crashes per year, and there were 73 injuries at that intersection between 2002 and 2008.

ICBC says the cameras will be activated remotely at times when data shows the greatest risk for a crash and when they’re likely to have the biggest impact on driving behaviour.

The digital cameras are being phased in throughout the province with full implementation expected by the end of 2011. The old cameras are being removed.

Violation tickets carry a $167 fine, which can be reduced by $25 if paid within 30 days. B.C. municipalities will continue to receive all net revenue from traffic fines, to help them enhance their policing and community-based public safety programs.

For a complete list of the locations of red light cameras throughout B.C., scroll down:

Abbotsford	McCallum Rd	Marshall Rd
Abbotsford	George Ferguson Way	Gladwin Rd
Abbotsford	Sumas Way	Lonzo Rd
Burnaby	10th Ave	Canada Way
Burnaby	Kingsway Ave	Royal Oak Ave
Burnaby	Kingsway Ave	Gilley Ave
Burnaby	Canada Way	Edmonds St
Burnaby	Kingsway Ave	Willingdon Ave
Burnaby	Willingdon Ave	Deer Lake Pky
Burnaby	Kingsway Ave	Boundary Rd
Burnaby	Lougheed Hwy	Willingdon Ave
Burnaby	Hastings St	Willingdon Ave
Burnaby	Lougheed Hwy	Gaglardi Way
Burnaby	Canada Way	Burris St
Chilliwack	Vedder Rd	Luckakuck Way
Coquitlam	Barnet Hwy	Lougheed Hwy
Coquitlam	Barnet Hwy	Mariner Way
Coquitlam	Pinetree Way	Guildford Way
Coquitlam	Brunette Ave	Lougheed Hwy
Coquitlam	Lougheed Hwy	Pitt River Rd
Courtenay	17th St	Cliffe Ave
Delta	Nordel Way	120th St
Delta	120th St	80th Ave
Delta	Hwy 10	120th St
Delta	Nordel Way	84th Ave
Delta	120th St	96th Ave
Duncan	Trans-Canada Hwy	Trunk Rd
Kamloops	Tranquille Rd	8th St
Kelowna	Harvey Ave	Cooper Rd
Kelowna	Harvey Ave	Gordon Dr
Kelowna	Harvey Ave	Spall Rd
Kelowna	Banks Rd	Hwy 97 N
Kelowna	Dilworth Dr	Springfield Rd

Langley	Langley Bypass (W)	Fraser Hwy
Langley	200th ST	64th Ave
Langley	Glover Rd	Langley Bypass
Langley	88th Ave	208th St
Maple Ridge	203rd St	Lougheed Hwy
Maple Ridge	Dewdney Trunk Rd	Lougheed Hwy
Maple Ridge	Lougheed Hwy	207th St
Mission	Hwy 11	Lougheed Hwy
Nanaimo	Bowen Rd	Island Hwy
New Westminster	Brunette Ave	Braid St
North Vancouver	Marine Dr	Capilano Rd
North Vancouver	Main St	Mountain Hwy
Pitt Meadows	Lougheed Hwy	Harris Rd
Pitt Meadows	Lougheed Hwy	Old Dewdney Trunk Rd
Port Coquitlam	Lougheed Hwy	Shaugnessy St
Port Coquitlam	Mary Hill Bypass	Shaugnessy St
Port Coquitlam	Mary Hill Bypass	Pitt River Rd
Port Moody	St Johns St	Ioco Rd
Port Moody	Guildford Way	Ioco Rd
Prince George	15th Ave	Ospika Blvd
Richmond	Cambie Rd	No. 5 Rd
Richmond	No. 3 Rd	Blundell Rd
Richmond	Gilbert Rd	Blundell Rd
Richmond	No. 3 Rd	Westminster Hwy
Richmond	No. 5 Rd	Westminster Hwy
Richmond	Garden City Rd	Westminster Hwy
Richmond	Alderbridge Way	Shell Rd
Richmond	Garden City Rd	Cambie Rd
Saanich	Tillicum Rd	Trans-Canada Hwy
Surrey	96th Ave	128th St
Surrey	64th Ave	152nd St
Surrey	104th Ave	152nd St
Surrey	64th Ave	King George Blvd
Surrey	88th Ave	King George Blvd
Surrey	72nd Ave	120th St
Surrey	152nd St	88th Ave
Surrey	104th Ave	160th St
Surrey	72nd Ave	128th St
Surrey	108th Ave	King George Blvd
Surrey	100th Ave	152nd St
Surrey	128th St	88th Ave
Surrey	152nd St	Fraser Hwy
Surrey	140th St	88th Ave
Surrey	96th Ave	132nd St
Surrey	King George Blvd	96th Ave

Surrey	King George Blvd	104th Ave
Surrey	King George Blvd	72nd Ave
Surrey	King George Blvd	80th Ave
Surrey	King George Blvd	76th Ave
Surrey	152nd St	108th Ave
Surrey	152nd St	56th Ave
Surrey	176th St	64th Ave
Surrey	King George Blvd	128th St
Surrey	152nd St	King George Blvd
Surrey	88th Ave	Fraser Hwy
Surrey	King George Blvd	92nd Ave
Surrey	88th Ave	132nd St
Surrey	96th Ave	Fraser Hwy
Vancouver	Knight St	33rd Ave
Vancouver	Knight St	49th Ave
Vancouver	49th Ave	Tyne St
Vancouver	Burrard St	Davie St
Vancouver	Victoria Dr	49th Ave
Vancouver	Granville St	49th Ave
Vancouver	Kingsway Ave	Joyce St
Vancouver	Clark Dr	Venables St
Vancouver	Hastings St	Renfrew St
Vancouver	Granville St	King Edward Ave
Vancouver	Kingsway Ave	Nanaimo St
Vancouver	Grandview Hwy	Rupert St
Vancouver	Granville St	W 70th Ave
Vancouver	Oak St	70th Ave
Vancouver	Fraser St	49th Ave
Vancouver	Granville St	16th Ave
Vancouver	Hastings St	Main St
Vancouver	Kingsway Ave	Victoria Dr
Vancouver	SE Marine Dr	Fraser St
Vancouver	Oak St	57th Ave
Vancouver	Hastings St	Nanaimo St
Vancouver	Marine Dr	Argyle St
Vancouver	Oak St	41st AVE
Vancouver	Burrard St	Pacific St
Vancouver	Knight St	57th AVE
Vancouver	Main St	Terminal Ave
Vancouver	Georgia St	Denman St
Vancouver	Broadway Ave	Commercial Dr
Vancouver	Marine Dr	Main St
Vancouver	Granville St	41st Ave
Vancouver	Oak St	33rd Ave
Vancouver	Broadway Ave	Nanaimo St

Vancouver	Boundary Rd	49th Ave
Vancouver	Georgia St	Cardero St
Vancouver	Marine Dr	Kerr St
Vancouver	41st Ave	Cambie St
Vancouver	Boundary RD	1st Ave
Vancouver	Hastings St	Clark Dr
Vancouver	Nanaimo St	Dundas St
Vancouver	Granville St	Marine DR
Vancouver	E 1st Ave	Commercial Dr
Vancouver	Broadway Ave	Main St
Vancouver	E 12th Ave	Kingsway Ave
Vancouver	E 41st Ave	Victoria Dr
Vancouver	Oak St	49th Ave
Vancouver	SE Marine Dr	Victoria Dr
Vernon	32nd St	43rd Ave
Victoria	Hillside Ave	Shelbourne St
West Vancouver	Marine Dr	Taylor Way

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Posted on Tuesday, January 11, 2011 04:00 AM in News by 250 News

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Comments

Posted by: BCRacer on January 11 2011 6:33 AM

it may be a new camera, but there has been a red light camera setup located there for a long time.
Also 15th and the bypass, and Tyner Blvd and Highway 16W...and out on the Hart there is one too....all have been in those locations for a long time..

Posted by: Eagleone on January 11 2011 7:28 AM

Its all in the name of one big police state.

Posted by: BCRacer on January 11 2011 7:55 AM

well eagle if people obeyed the rules these cameras wouldn't be needed... so not a police but a a stupidity state...

Posted by: BCRacer on January 11 2011 8:10 AM

and since this is an ICBC inititative, pretty hard to blame the police on this one...

Posted by: tractor on January 11 2011 8:22 AM

money money money. That`s all this is about.

Posted by: saywhat on January 11 2011 8:32 AM

So the most needed intersection in the city is a block and a half from the ICBC offices.

To me,that's just funny.

Posted by: Slim2229 on January 11 2011 9:07 AM

What this is all about is people making stupid choices. ICBC wants to keep our rates down or make people who make those choices pay up for their mistakes.
Sounds pretty good to me.

Posted by: interceptor on January 11 2011 9:18 AM

BCRacer - if Im not mistaken, this intersection will now have a full time dedicated camera. The other locations you mentioned are all set up for it but they only have one camera that they rotate through the locations.

Posted by: kolberg on January 11 2011 9:50 AM

What this is all about is people making stupid choices. ICBC wants to keep our rates down or make people who make those choices pay up for their mistakes.
Sounds pretty good to me.

Yup I just repeated what Slim2229 wrote. Saves me some time.

Posted by: seamutt on January 11 2011 10:08 AM

I here ICBC will take over as BC's new police force after the RCMP are dumped.

Posted by: Slim2229 on January 11 2011 10:27 AM

Kolburg, funny!
And BC Racer, what you said!

Posted by: JamesToney on January 11 2011 11:22 AM

put a trafick light up at 15th and tabor also...i see accident there every month at least

Posted by: Dragonmaster on January 11 2011 2:49 PM

Tax collection under the guise of public safety. Nothing more, nothing less. The gov't taking monetary advantage of what no one will ever cure humans from doing. That being, stupid things while driving.

Posted by: interceptor on January 11 2011 3:45 PM

While I agree with the tax grab sentiments I will offer up this - tax dollars have to come from somewhere so I have no problem with stupid people paying their share...
:-)

Posted by: yousure? on January 11 2011 4:26 PM

hopefully they have the lights fixed. I've sat through the lights for 3 cycles before running it as the sensor wouldn't pick that I was there.

Posted by: supertech on January 11 2011 11:09 PM

Any care to enlighten me on how this camera will make that intersection safer?? How about remove the ice from the road and spread some gravel?

After reading the post it seems that it is not a "red light" camera at all. It's a yellow light camera. If I remember correctly, the old camera there was strictly for collisions and it was moved around the city to different locations.

Posted by: getagripreally on January 12 2011 11:22 AM

I'd sure like to here most of your stories after you are hit by someone in another vehicle. As I can foresee it now, "Where were the police - why wasn't that camera at XYZ intersection it would have shown them I was right" Arm chair quarterbacking its a great sport

Posted by: Give more on January 12 2011 2:12 PM

I don't think those older cameras have been in use for some time now. No one mentioned that to us. But they were red light cameras. Supertech, you should find out how they work. If you run over the sensor after the red light has been activated, they took your picture, not before that.

Aside from that, I sure get a kick out of people flashing their high beams before an intersection or even still tooting their horns. That audio signal info that was put out a few years ago was an April fool's joke put on by one of our radio stations. I guess some people are still in the dark over that one! Ha, ha.