I'm not sure if y'all have heard, but the police services on the lower part of Vancouver Island are cracking down on speeding and dangerous driving on the Malahat....between Mill Bay and Victoria. This road is NOT a dangerous road, yet there are many "stupid" accidents and sadly...deaths.
So, they've started extra enforcement on the "Hat" this summer and there are posted signs every 3 or 4 kilometers stating such a fact. Even the large LED signs over the beginning of the Hat, from both the south and north end, state this. I have, in the past week, driven twice to Victoria and you know what? The "speed traps" are FULL of cars pulled over for speeding!!! How "daft" can people be? You are being warned about the extra enforcement....yet they still speed. The Malahat is a drive that takes about 15 minutes to drive if you do the speed limit. Does speeding actually save you that much time? Is the violation ticket you get worth the time you save? I think many of the speeders just don't like to be behind someone.......and yes...some just like to go fast.
The "hat" is 20 kilometers long
If you do the speed limit of 80kmh, it will take you 15 minutes.
If you do 100kmh, it will take you 13 minutes.
If you do 120kmh, it will take you 10 minutes.
Is it worth doing 40 k OVER the speed limit to save 5 minutes? What is 5 minutes if you're dead....what is 5 minutes if you kill someone else? What is 5 minutes if you're in a wheel chair? Just leave 5 minutes earlier!!!!
An old trucker once told me..."If your truck is mechanically sound, your load is legal...and you do the speed limit...you NEVER have to look out for the police". How many of us have to drive and look out for the police? If you do have too......you are driving illegally!
