Study: Speed limit signs are useless

Especially here!! To give one example, I live near a 5 lane road where the posted speed limit is 50 km/h, even though I can find no clear reason why it should be that low. It's bordered on one side by big box retailers and on the other by houses and one fire station. This is a road that could easily sustain speeds of 80; driving has lost its pleasure in the built up areas around this city.
 
I agree and when driving down your road if I want to do 160 kpm I should be able to.
 
This works both ways though. There are some streets where the speed limit is 80 kph (Britannia west of Hurontario is a good example) but everyone goes 60 kph because that's what they're comfortable with. It's very annoying when you just WANT to go the speed limit but can't!
 
FOOTSNIFFER said:
Especially here!! To give one example, I live near a 5 lane road where the posted speed limit is 50 km/h, even though I can find no clear reason why it should be that low. It's bordered on one side by big box retailers and on the other by houses and one fire station. This is a road that could easily sustain speeds of 80; driving has lost its pleasure in the built up areas around this city.
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That kind of stuff makes me crazy. It's like driving along King Rd into King city. It's a four lane road that goes from 80Kph to something like 40. (Yeah there's a school there, but it's set back almost 500m from the road.) Every time I go through there I've got to force myself to slow down and shift into a really low gear because it just feels so unnatural to be going so slowly on that kind of road. The YRP sit there and pull cars over all the time.
 
I drive according to traffic flow. Following posted limits is not safe as if I am going too slow trucks tailgate me, so I just go with the flow. I don't get tickets becasue I'm going the same speed as everybody else. The problem is when there isn't much traffic around - that is when one is at risk of being ticketed I find.

Driving on the DVP I noticed those overhead digital sings often say "Drive (at a speed) according to road conditions" So I wonder, if the road conditions are great and traffic is light, acn I drive at 140 km/h, and , if pulled over, say "The overhead said drive according to road conditions (and disregard the 90km/h posted limit if road conditions didn't favour it) and I was doing that. I mean, if the road ws snow covered, I might go 60 km/h, but on a warm dry day 140 km/h is more appropriate.
 
alexmst said:
Following posted limits is not safe as if I am going too slow trucks tailgate me, so I just go with the flow.
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A easily recognizable video camera held out of the window & pointed at the cab is your friend in situations like these. Makes the cocksuckers slow down Right quick & behave themselves....

Aren't these fuckwads supposed to have speed governors?
 
stinkynuts said:
http://www.k-state.edu/media/newsreleases/april09/speedlimit41009.html

I noticed this to be very true. Most of the time I drive according to the road conditions, and what I judge to be safe and efficient. Maybe that's why I've gotten so many speeding tickets. :p
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I agree with you . However, some people , like in the middle east , drive the speed "they feel" is safe for them and that means driving 120 on city streets and 190 on the highway. Thats the reason why they have so many fatal accidents in the UAE and KSA.
 
The speed limit on the 400 series of Highways SHOULD be 120. Anyone caught speeding OVER that should be hit hard ie fines etc. Its hard to do 120 steady on the 401 from Missisauga until you get clear of Toronto.:)
 
A reasonable compromise for the 400 series highways would be 110 km/h. In the days before metric, the speed limit used to be 70 miles per hour.
 
Speed limits are only approximately enforced. This is a very bad way to run any form of law enforcement. MAXIMUM should be absolute MAXIMUM, and as such should be set at a reasonable level. 120 seems reasonable for 400 series highways, as this seems to be the enforced limit anyway. Why leave room for picky, pissed-off or quota-short police to selectively punish people for something that is generally allowed and accepted? Or worse that is flatly and visibly ignored by police under 99% of circumstances.
 
tegR said:
Or worse that is flatly and visibly ignored by police under 99% of circumstances.
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If you are NOT traveling on the 400 series highways going at LEAST 115- 120 kph, the cruisers will pass you! :rolleyes:
 
SaturnFan said:
A reasonable compromise for the 400 series highways would be 110 km/h. In the days before metric, the speed limit used to be 70 miles per hour.
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It was for a while, then they dropped it back down to 60 MPH because of the number of fatalities at 70.
 
Heres a question
Why do the Automakers MAKE cars that can go up to 180-200 kmh if by LAW you cant go over 100 kmh? It;s not like we have an AUOTOBAN here in Ontario or Canada for that matter.
 
themexi said:
Aren't these fuckwads supposed to have speed governors?
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With that remark I think your a fuckwad and need to have your car limited to a set speed. How would you like that. That would definately slow these dangerous braindead drivers down, but the Communist Government of Ontario will not pass that kind of law.
When I'm driving I have more assholes in cars right on my bumber than trucks and it doesn't matter what speed I'm going.
Trucks are not the fucking problem on the highways, cars are. There are some assholes driving trucks, but most of them drive responsibly.
 
spankingman said:
The speed limit on the 400 series of Highways SHOULD be 120. Anyone caught speeding OVER that should be hit hard ie fines etc. Its hard to do 120 steady on the 401 from Missisauga until you get clear of Toronto.:)
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I think 110 is fast enough, not 120. NS, NB, SK and AB are already at 110kph. Manitoba is at 100 but talking about raising it to 110. It's only Ontario and Quebec that are assholes.
 
Mandating that all drivers - regardless of vehicle type, vehicle condition and driving ability - be limited to the same speed is ridiculous.

Some people are better capable of driving at 150 km/h than others are at 100 (and some people are not even capable of driving safely at 100).

We need better training and licensing procedures in this country.
 
SaturnFan said:
A reasonable compromise for the 400 series highways would be 110 km/h. In the days before metric, the speed limit used to be 70 miles per hour.
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Maybe there are not enough people on here that are old enough to remember that. When they cut it back to 60mph that's when the OPP slacked off on enforcement but now they won't even look at you unless your going over 120kph. Zero tolerance might slow things down.
 
Mr. Piggy said:
Trucks are not the fucking problem on the highways, cars are. There are some assholes driving trucks, but most of them drive responsibly.
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there just happens to be many more cars than trucks, the asshole to driver ratio is probably about the same for trucks & cars, the main difference is the asshole in the truck is a lot scarier.
 
spankingman said:
Heres a question
Why do the Automakers MAKE cars that can go up to 180-200 kmh if by LAW you cant go over 100 kmh? It;s not like we have an AUOTOBAN here in Ontario or Canada for that matter.
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Not exactly. We have a bunch of tracks around the GTA were you can take your car and go race if you'd like... have friends who race their BMWs on the track in the summer for fun.

The speed limits are for the public highways, if you have private property large enough, you can go as fast as you'd like!
 
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