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Originally Posted by Great68
I thought the section between Duncan to Ladysmith was always 90 even before the limit change?
If they're reducing a limit that was never increased in 2014, fuck these NDP assholes.
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It was 90 km/h most of the way, yes, except 80 km/h through Chemainus and a 4 km section north of Duncan (from Sprott Rd to Beverly St).
Also, between Ladysmith and Nanaimo, it was all 90 km/h as well except a 3.5 km 80 km/h section around the airport.
Between Cowichan Bay and Duncan, it was all 90 km/h as well except a 2.5 km 80 km/h section south of Duncan (this section, which was just widened and repaved, will actually be
reduced to 60 km/h according to the local paper).
It's amazing because, when I look at that list, I see a bunch of highways on the island that are actually prone to major accidents/fatalities having their speed limits reduced. Namely the Malahat (Hwy 1), Pat Bay Highway (Hwy 17), Highway 18 between Duncan and Lake Cowichan, and Highway 19 between Nanaimo and Parksville (specifically between Lantzville and Nanoose Bay).
I'd say the highway between Duncan and Nanaimo is probably the SAFEST 50 km section of highway on the island (possibly in BC), so this makes absolutely no fucking sense to me. But what do I know, I've only driven 30,000+ km/year on it for most of the past 20 years.
So this is 36.5 km of a 52 km stretch that will actually have its speed limit REDUCED by at least 10 km/h from the pre-2014 speed limits.