South Etobicoke will be getting two automated speed enforcement (ASE) cameras of six being moved to this area in the spring.

A number of South Etobicoke motorists appear to have lead feet after it surfaced that a traffic camera on Stanley Avenue has proven to be one of the busiest in the city in generating the most tickets across Toronto roads.

Officials said between last Dec. 1 and Dec. 31, the speed camera on Stanley Avenue in the Royal York Rd., and Judson St. area issued 2,888 tickets or 13 per cent of all the fines issued.

The cameras are being rolled out to 50 new locations across the city and are expected to be capturing video of speeders by May.

There are roughly two devices for every ward in the city to capture and record images of vehicles that are speeding.

When a camera catches a speeding vehicle, a ticket is then issued to the owner of the vehicle, regardless of who was driving at the time. There are no demerit points associated with the ticket.

Lookout for the speed cameras in South Etobicoke at Algoma St., east of Royal York Rd., and Lake Shore Blvd. W.,, near Twentieth Street.

Others  will also be placed at La Rose Ave., east of Griggsden Ave., and The East Mall, south of Capri Rd., in Etobicoke Centre.

Etobicoke North drivers will have to watch for cameras at Martin Grove Rd., north of Garfella Dr., and John Garland Blvd., near Kendleton Dr.

The 50 locations have been chosen according to areas where there have been safety concerns around excessive speed and collisions near schools in Community Safety Zones, city officials said.

The fines that accompany the tickets are steeper in proportion to the speed. They start at $5 per kph (kilometre per hour) over the speed limit, with the fine reaching up to $12 per kph, between 30 and 49 kph over.

Along with the victim surcharge, the costliest ticket comes to around $722.

The city introduced the ASE program in January 2020 after running a four-month pilot program in 2018 which detected thousands of vehicles travelling over the speed limit in school zones.

Signs have been installed at all the new locations where the cameras will be active in May to warn drivers that they are coming. The city said it will not be issuing warning letters instead of tickets once the program starts.