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Originally Posted by imp_squared
I am pretty sure they put a 50km/h speed limit on the lions gate bridge for many reasons.
To name a couple:
-3 lanes with a centre lane that swaps directions, pretty sure going 80km/h with the centre lane changing directions wouldn't be safe.
so with everyone on the far right lane going at 80km/h and you wanted to change lanes. hmmmm you would have to either slow down or increase your speed to pass and change lanes. I don't know about you I feel more safer changing lanes at 50km/h on that bridge with the narrow lanes.
-the south mouth of the bridge has a curved slight turn, so upcoming bridge road in front of you here would be coming at you blind. With the amount of reaction and brake time it needs to stop a car. If something was to suddenly happen on the bridge, going 80km/h won't give you enough time to stop.
But by all means 4444 drive 80km/h on the bridge!! Please make sure there are no cars or buses on the bridge when you do so.
Personally I don't want to loose control at 80km/h on that bridge.
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For the last time, the speed limit on LGB is 70 km/h not 50 km/h. Most people drive LGB at 80-90 km/h and they do so very safely. Millions of driver miles are travelled on this bridge at higher than the posted speed limit with nary an incident.
If you insist on driving LGB at 50 km/h, you are a hazard to everyone because you are the one that is the odd person out and creating a speed differential with the rest of traffic flow. Let's be clear, this speed differential that you have caused is far more dangerous than traffic moving along at a steady 80-90.
If you don't feel safe driving over 50 km/h on LGB, please just stay off our bridge.