[Everymans]

Originally Posted by meme405

You are exactly the idiot who the rest of us competent drivers have to cater to because you do not know how to control your speed.

Drive the S2S on a dry summer day and you will NEVER maintain an 80km/h speed. This is especially more evident by the fact that you didn't even abide by it on a rainy day.

ONE MORE TIME:

SPEED LIMITS ARE SET FOR OPTIMAL CONDITIONS, WHEN IT IS DRY & WARM. IF YOU TRY TO MAINTAIN THAT SPEED LIMIT IN THE RAIN OR THE SNOW IT'S YOUR OWN PROBLEM WHEN YOU INEVITABLY CRASH.

And the vast majority of the S2S is not narrow nor is it all that twisty. The lanes on the S2S are actually designed to be 2.5' wider than any standard section of highway in BC.

While the S2S is not a straight stretch of road, it is certainly not located in an urbanized area like Marin Dr. in burnaby, nor does it have the cross walks, and red lights that marine does.

The Canyon portion of the 97C an the 97 which connects Merritt north up to cache creek and onwards up past williams lake, has a speed limit of 110km/h. Major sections of this road are FAR more twisty and treacherous than that of the S2S, and they face far more inclement weather than the S2S year round.

I can't believe people thanked your post, the only good portion of your entire post is that we need inspections of vehicles. The rest of it is complete farce.

but if they raised it people would think 80km on a rainy day is safe since the max is 100km. I was going 90 in a straight stretch when I hydroplaned when i was braking for a corner and slid into the guardrail. I've been that asshole doing 80km along the undivided section during terrible weather and people were riding my ass hardcore. Why would it work better if the speed limit were raised if this is the result? I don't know the current accident/death toll caused by speed on this road, but I can imagine it's high enough to meritt the speed limit.