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Leduc’s mayor wants to use photo radar to curb excessive speeding on the portion of the Queen Elizabeth II Highway that runs through his city.

Mayor Greg Krischke said the city wants to launch a photo radar pilot project along the section of the busy highway from the exit to the Edmonton International Airport to the weigh station south of Leduc.

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Krischke said he isn’t interested in fining people who are driving 10 km/h an hour over the 110 km/h speed limit.

“That’s not what we’re talking about. We’re talking about excessive speed,” the mayor said Thursday.

More than 100,000 vehicles per year exceed the speed limit by more than 30 km/h, Krischke said, citing a study commissioned by Alberta Transportation in 2015.

The other big issue for Krischke is when drivers speed by emergency responders stopped along the highway. “These are people who are trying to help others and they’re in danger.”

Krischke said between 2010 and 2015, Leduc emergency responders went to 171 motor vehicle collisions on the highway, and a total of 218 events, which includes incidents such as vehicle fires. He said during a three-year period over that time, there were four deaths on that section of the highway.