All roads have a natural speed limit, which is a function of the road design, which in Toronto is usually mostly flat and die-straight. The speed limits chosen rarely reflect this, which is why speeding usually happens. I am also sure that extensive studies were done to identify where the cameras would be “most effective”, and so now they’re gone, of course the speeding has gone up. They grabbed enough cash that people learned to slow down and then speed up again and now that is no longer necessary.
The real problem in Toronto (where I lived until very recently) is the public transport system because there is no alternative to driving. It’s truly awful. New lines take 16+ years to build, and some are slower than pedestrians. The exiting ones are few and depend mainly on buses, which are slow and treated mostly as “just a big car”. Ford himself has also removed bike lanes, which were somewhat viable apart from the cars parked literally everywhere because the city was built for cars alone and not people. And good luck if you need to cross the city via highway. No matter the time, it’s crammed with cars barely moving.
I am also sure that extensive studies were done to identify where the cameras would be “most effective”, and so now they’re gone, of course the speeding has gone up.
Back in the day the 401 was designed for a safe speed of 200kmph + . They wanted to do the whole autobahn thing. Of course you know the problem with that was, here in Canada if you can fog a mirror you can get a driver's license.
Speeding has increased, but what about commissions? When are we going to start going after people not using blinkers and running red lights as aggressively as we are people going 10-20km over the limit on a near empty road? What about people camping in the inside lane? Distracted drivers?
All roads have a natural speed limit, which is a function of the road design, which in Toronto is usually mostly flat and die-straight. The speed limits chosen rarely reflect this, which is why speeding usually happens. I am also sure that extensive studies were done to identify where the cameras would be “most effective”, and so now they’re gone, of course the speeding has gone up. They grabbed enough cash that people learned to slow down and then speed up again and now that is no longer necessary.
The real problem in Toronto (where I lived until very recently) is the public transport system because there is no alternative to driving. It’s truly awful. New lines take 16+ years to build, and some are slower than pedestrians. The exiting ones are few and depend mainly on buses, which are slow and treated mostly as “just a big car”. Ford himself has also removed bike lanes, which were somewhat viable apart from the cars parked literally everywhere because the city was built for cars alone and not people. And good luck if you need to cross the city via highway. No matter the time, it’s crammed with cars barely moving.
Friends in Ontario tell me there were some towns that plummeted speed limits (80 to 40 eg) with the intent of throwing cameras on it. Of course people speed. NotJustBikes of course has a good video about speed limits.
Back in the day the 401 was designed for a safe speed of 200kmph + . They wanted to do the whole autobahn thing. Of course you know the problem with that was, here in Canada if you can fog a mirror you can get a driver's license.
Speeding has increased, but what about commissions? When are we going to start going after people not using blinkers and running red lights as aggressively as we are people going 10-20km over the limit on a near empty road? What about people camping in the inside lane? Distracted drivers?
Speeders are the least of my concern.