A fake speed camera was installed on a Toronto street and some residents agree with the tactic

It is unknown where in the city the fake camera was located. 

People have been reacting to the post, some even joked about the lengths the person had gone to to make the speed camera look authentic.

“It’s spray painted to make it look more real lol, and it shows the camera part from both sides, he even knocks it over every now and then to make it more realistic,” one Reddit user wrote.

“Am I seeing right? Did they add graffiti to look inline with the real ones?,” another person commented.

Others said they don’t blame whoever made it for taking neighbourhood safety into their own hands.

“I live on Islington (50kmh zone) and often vehicles (including transport trucks) are going 80 kmh plus. I have thought of this, and honestly I don’t blame them lmao,” they wrote.

“This is RAD. last two places I’ve lived, people go hauling ass down the road so often I’ve thought of asking the city to install speed bumps,” another person said.

Installing a fake camera is a breach of a Toronto Municipal Code, the city told Now in an email statement on Wednesday. 

According to the law, “no person shall place, maintain or display upon or in view of any highway any sign, signal, marking or device which purports to be or is an imitation of or resembles an authorized sign, a temporary traffic control, a traffic control signal or other traffic control device.”

There are currently 75 Automated Speed Enforcement (ASE) speed cameras installed in zones across the city which include, local, collector and arterial roads in Community Safety Zones.

A community safety zone is a designated stretch of road marked by community safety signage which allows for the doubling of speeding fines and the use of speed cameras. They are commonly found around schools and areas with high volumes of children. 

“The ASE systems are mobile and will rotate every three to six months within each ward. This provides an opportunity to address a greater number of areas with safety concerns and provide a wider-ranging deterrent effect,” Laura McQuillan, senior communications advisor for the city, told Now. 

Now Toronto reached out to police but did not receive a response in time of publication.

Residents can find where every speed camera in Toronto is located on this map, which includes a list of planned speed camera installations and red light cameras.