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Alberta drivers will see photo radar stick around for at least another two years as the provincial government announced a study into its use.

As of Sunday, government is putting a freeze on municipalities buying new photo radar devices while it seeks standardized information on whether the technology saves lives.

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“It’s obvious that photo radar generates income, but the focus should be on how it affects safety on the roads instead of how it can be used to skim a few extra dollars from Alberta drivers,” Transportation Minister Ric McIver said at the legislature on Tuesday. “Albertans do not want to be nickelled and dimed to pad government budgets.”

McIver said government would work with the 27 Alberta municipalities that use photo radar, along with police forces, to prepare them to collect data in the same way. The freeze means cities can’t move photo radar to new locations, McIver said.

Review found marginal safety improvements

The push for consistent data from across Alberta potentially delays a government decision about the future of photo radar, which many Alberta drivers have shaken their fists at since its introduction in 1988.