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Originally Posted by taylor192
I wish we could fail people in this forum.
Speed limits were reviewed when the limits were first posted. If anything the limits need to reviewed on Knight st and brought down, not up. People rarely slow to 50 kmph after the bridge northbound, myself included. The limit needs to change earlier to get people to slow down sooner.
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That makes absolutely no sense.
You could drop the 80km/hr zones down to 60km/hr and people will still drive at their usual 90-100km/hr. People drive at a speed they see fit for the road design and conditions. Drop the 50km/hr zones down to 40km/hr and people will still enter them at 60-80.
Even you said you speed into the 50 zone. Why? Because you don't want to be the one putz to slam on his brakes in the middle of fast moving heavy traffic.
Study after study shows that the number of people who speed 10-20km/hr over the limit actually drops when the speed limit is set at a more reasonable level for the road design.
As for your comment that speed limits were reviewed when they were first posted - a recent speed review study was done and proved that many of the limits were in fact set too low. Not only that, but crashes DECLINED in sections where they temporarily increased the posted limits.