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BRZ wrote:Please come back out with the Radar Guns Mr police men...... you were doing such a great job at keeping all those Tiidas and Pickup jivers in check.............. now they start back their reckless a55ness on our nations roadways......
sMASH wrote:British ColumbiaEdit
In British Colombia, a review of speed limits conducted in 2002 and 2003 for the Ministry of Transportation found that posted limits on investigated roads were unrealistically low for 1309 km and unrealistically high for 208 km. The report recommended increasing speed limits on multi-lane limited-access highways constructed to high design standards from 110 km/h to 120 km/h.[31] As described in that report, the Ministry is currently using "...Technical Circular T-10/00 [...] to assess speed limits. The practice considers the 85th percentile speed, road geometry, roadside development, and crash history." In July 2014, speed limits were adjusted on many of the province's highways, including some which were increased to 120 km/h (75 mph), currently the highest speed limit in Canada.[32]
OntarioEdit
Speed limits on Ontario freeways were lowered from 70 miles per hour (110 km/h) to 60 miles per hour (97 km/h) during the 1970s energy crisis[33] and remained at the nearest equivalent (100 km/h) upon conversion to metric measurements in 1977.
In Ontario, "speed too fast" is responsible for just 2.1% of road fatalities,[34] while "speeding" accounts for 55.4% of all driving convictions.[35] An Ontario-based group is lobbying to increase speed limits from 100 km/h to 130 km/h (81 mph).[36]
In 2015, the Ontario government announced a plan to reduce residential speed limits from the statutory default 50 km/h, either by reducing the statutory limit to 40 km/h or by giving municipalities the option to set their own statutory speed limits, as well as allowing posted speed limits in school zones to be lowered to 30 km/h.[37]
sMASH wrote:Real world 'testing' shows it can handle a lot more than 120.
Hinds: No increase in speed limit
BY: Loop News
12:37, June 1, 2016
The speed limit on the nation's roads won't be increasing anytime soon.
Speaking to the media yesterday, Fitzgerald Hinds, Works and Transport Minister, said experts from the Ministry suggest that certain measures be put in place before the 80 kph speed limit on the highways be increased to 100 kph.
He said the recommendation is contained in the report on the proposed increase which he has received.
Hinds said since the police started using the speed guns, there have been fewer violations.
He also praised drivers for obeying the law, especially since the long weekend passed without any road fatalities.
“I want to salute Trinidad and Tobago because we had, perhaps for the first time in a long time in the nation’s history, an accident-free or at least a fatal accident- free long holiday weekend," he said.
He said there are plans to erect more barriers along the highways to reduce the incidence of vehicles jumping the median into oncoming traffic.
"Expert advice and budget constraints will determine where to install cable barriers and where New Jersey barriers would be better suited," he said.
Hinds was speaking to the media yesterday afternoon at the Licensing Office on Wrightson Road, Port-of-Spain, where he met with staff about working conditions and other issues.
Addressing corruption issues, the Minister appealed to the public to notify the authorities of corruption in the Licensing offices such as paying for certified copies and passing driving tests.
"I am asking the citizens of Trinidad and Tobago if anyone invites you to pay for a licensing permit, mark the money, call the police, organise a sting operation, get the information to my permanent secretary, to the Transport Commissioner to me personally or the nearest police officer," he said.
He said the Motor Vehicle Authority Bill would address some of these issues as it would it easier for a customer to access services.
He said the Bill lapsed during the last session of Parliament but since his party came into office, it has been tweaked and passed through the Legislative Review Committee.
*$kїđž!™ wrote:Ridiculousness from a ridiculous administration
Les Bain wrote:Yeah, it seems like the initial fear for the most part is wearing off, but I'll try as best to stick to 80. Might sound like a kooky conspiracy theory, but fines are guaranteed if motorists get a false sense of security and return to their previous driving habits. People will get caught eventually, especially if the government purchases additional guns on the DL.
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