Community Safety Zones are sections of roadway where public safety is of special concern. Community Safety Zones may include roadways near schools, day care centres, playgrounds, parks, hospitals and senior citizen residences. They may also be used for collision prone areas within a community.
Community Safety Zones let motorists know they are within a zone where fines have been increased through a special designation under the Highway Traffic Act (many set fines are doubled such as speeding and traffic signal related offences).
The signs that include the BEGINS and ENDS tabs define the legal limits of the zone. The rules of the road do not change within the zone; only the penalties for violations are increased.
Council has approved the following Community Safety Zones:
- Maple Avenue from Hammond Street to Lakeshore Road
- New Street from Wedgewood Drive to Rossmore Boulevard
- Plains Road from Joan Drive to Waterdown Road
- Walkers Line from New Street to Fairview Street and from Ketelby Court to Dundas Street
- Britannia Road between Walkers Line and Milburough Line
- No. 1 Side Road between Walkers Line and Milburough Line
Increased fines for Highway Traffic Act Offenses are in effect within the Community Safety Zones.