If this was about safety then you'd keep the warning lights for school zones, this is about making money. The more time goes on the less I agree with the decisions the city continually makes. I am finally looking at moving away from Barrie and cannot wait to be out of here.

This also happened at essa rd and dunn where the lights were covered and a sign with a bunch of times and dates which is completely ridiculous given that this is supposed to be about safety. I had no idea what the covered lights meant so i went 50 thinking the 40 was deactivated or new or something. Another peculiar thing that has to be against some bylaw or traffic act procedure is that the sign telling you there was a municipal camera in use was on the same light post as the camera itself. Since seeing that i have been looking at cameras in vaughan where i work and both redlight camera warning signs AND speed camera signs are a certain distance prior to where the camera is located giving you a fair warning its coming. City of barrie are scamming their own communities to make money off ppl who just pay the fine thinking there is nothing they can do especially once they send you a warning with big letters and red ink telling you they will garnish your wages or put a hold on your plate renewals lol this is absolutely appaulling that there is this many “mistakes” all across the city of barrie lol

Hard to read posted time relied on flashing light to know if the 40 is active but it's covered and got a ticket for a 51 down the hill. The ticket shows my vehicle at the end of the zone.

It's NOT AT ALL ABOUT SAFETY. Shame on the Provincial gov & Municipalities like Barrie boasting about the revenue made by speed cameras yet eliminating the real concern: SAFETY. Flashing lights SHOULD NOT BE COVERED for any reason. Hypocrisy trumps once again, taking us for fools $$

The issues are too numerous to list here, suffice it to say it's appaling to see them boast about issuing 9200 tickets in the media a few days ago, with the deceptive, and deviating manner in which they posted signs on Big Bay Point that don't abide to the Highway Traffic Act. All tickets should be cancelled, all money people paid refunded, until they address this properly. The city knows it, they've been contacted now several times, I've done my part to communicate to the appropriate oversights. This has nothing to do with safety, otherwise they'd realize how dangerous their manner of sign posting and deviating from "safety" really is to those community safety zones. Drive through the Community Safety Zone on Bloomington Rd in Stouffville, then you'll see how it's done right, not the money grabby trickery with which it was deployed in Barrie!

If anyone reading this wants to join a group I started where these issues are being discussed, visit: www.facebook.com/groups/speedcameratrap/

The text on the new signs is long and small, it is definitely more dangerous to try and read the sign and figure out what it's trying to tell you than it is helpful at slowing people down. Having the usual flashing lights when speed is reduced makes so much sense, I honestly can't believe they were covered. Makes it seem like these camera's are just a cash grab for the automated ticketing rather than actually making Barrie streets more safe. More deplorable behaviour from the city and their cronies (BPD)

Agreed. The city cannot stand there and tell me that they are making the city 'safer' by putting these speed camera's in, while simultaneously covering up the the flashing lights and adding in signage that is difficult to read, with a long series of random times on it, that you need to comprehend, look away from the road to check the time and your speed, while driving through a school zone.

The people who thought this up, should be ashamed of themselves

It is ridiculous to me that you can increase fines while simultaneously reducing signage. If safety is the priority, school zone hours should be MORE visible and not less.

I never understood why they would cover up working school zone lights in place of a sign. I agree with this suggestion wholeheartedly.

This is so important.

why were the warning lights covered? that sounds like it makes the road more dangerous.