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Originally Posted by Simnut
Of course...when two vehicles get TOO close together....an accident has a good chance of occuring!
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So focus on keeping them further apart. Enforce the shit out of tailgating. Enforce the keep right rules.
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What about the single vehicle accidents that are a result of speed? What about the speeding driver that can't handle the curve and drifts over the center line into oncoming traffic?
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The problem with much of the enforcement that I have seen is that it is targeting areas with longer straight roads where most of the drivers speed. It's easy pickings because most drivers are comfortable handling a higher speed on those roads.
Of course the enforcement community comes back and says "we're trying to slow down drivers before they get to the curvy bits". Well that's fine, but why target the areas where it
is safe to speed before the curvy bits? Most drivers slow down for the curvy bits anyway, especially on the Malahat. Just because a driver is exceeding the posted limit on the straight bits before the curvy bits doesn't mean he's going to maintain the same speed through the curves.
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Originally Posted by Simnut
What about the driver that rear ends someone because they come up on them too fast?
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There's a key difference between coming up behind someone too fast and not slowing down when you can see them up ahead to maintain a safe distance. Aggression. Just because someone is exceeding the posted limit doesn't mean they can't choose to slow down when they approach vehicles ahead.
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What about the driver that is driving so fast they can't stop if something is happening around the corner? There are sooooooo many what if's that involve just a speeding single vehicle!!! No one to blame but the speed ....and of course the driver for going that fast!!!  |
There are times when even doing the speed limit won't prevent you from hitting something unknown around the bend. It all depends on where the obstacle is.
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How do you propose to slow down speeding drivers? Please.....let me know........
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Treat tailgating, unsafe lane changes and generally aggressive driving as the serious offences that they are. That will greatly reduce the number of collisions where speed was one of a few contributing factors.