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Originally Posted by sebberry
Thanks for the heads up. I think I'll just stay off the Malahat if it is such a death trap that requires such aggressive enforcement.
It's easy pickings. The speed limit on most sections of the Malahat are too low. Most attentive drivers who are driving according to conditions will do 100km/hr in some of those 80 zones. I actually find it more mentally taxing to be concentrating primarily on my speed than to concentrate on what is going on around me.
I have yet to see a tailgater get nicked at a speed trap. I was almost rear-ended today as I slowed down in the 90-80-60 transition zone heading to the airport this morning.
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I'll tell you why the speed limits are what they are. MOST of the Malahat involves corners and merging lanes. During the mornings and the afternoon there is a lot of traffic going between Vic and Shawnigan/Duncan area, after all, it is the only way to go up island from Vic. Consequently, there can be "back ups" or almost "stand stills" that you can't see until coming around the corner. Slowing down in a corner is MUCH easier to do at 80kmh than at 100kmh. This is one good reason for the speed limit. It's only 18.8 kilometers of highway that you have to do 80....no big deal.