the speed limit for the lion's gate is NOT 70...it used to be 60 but i believe has been now reduced to 50...saw it on a news story
the other day showing a cop recording speeds on the lions gate vs what was posted (50 kph)
the lion's gate bridge, afterall, is not a highway like the 2nd narrows bridge, which does run along an actual highway and post higher speed limits.
furthermore, if i'm correct, the 2nd narrows used to have a posted speed limit of 80, but was also reduced recently to 70 just north of the hastings overpass to the upper cut...(reduced no doubt to the amt of yahoos who drive like shit)
to suggest that people can drive safely at 80 kph on lion's gate bridge, which can be so stop and go, with many bottleneck points, is nuts.
if anything you're the hazardous ''speed differential'' on the lgb by being up someone's ass doing 80, not those dudes doing 50-60.
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Originally Posted by Marco911
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.
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