TORONTO

Photo radar's a no go.

Transportation Minister Steven Del Duca was nixing the idea Monday even before receiving an official request from York Region that it be allowed to use the technology to curb speeders.

The minister said he's prepared to review York Region's proposal when it formally arrives.

"But at this point in time, the province doesn't have an interest in returning to photo radar," he said.

Progressive Conservative MPP Michael Harris said there are other options besides photo radar for controlling speeders, including additional driver's licence demerit points and heavier police enforcement.

The province under former NDP premier Bob Rae brought in photo radar in the early 1990s, but the plug was pulled on the controversial speed trap by the successor PC government.

"Photo radar was here and it was just simply a cash grab," Harris said.

NDP Leader Andrea Horwath said she wouldn't even begin to discuss the possibility of the return of photo radar until she knew York Region had fully examined all other ways to slow down speeders .

"They range from things like traffic-calming humps, or speed bumps some people call them, washboards (that) vibrate when you drive too fast," she said. "Having been a municipal councillor, I've seen dozens of different initiatives that a municipality can undertake to try to get traffic to calm down.