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Doug Ford banned speed cameras. The City of Ottawa posted the raw speed data from before and after the ban. This chart shows the percentage of drivers going 15km/h or more over the posted limit. (feddit.uk)
submitted 5 months ago by to c/ontario@lemmy.ca
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[–] 9 points 5 months ago (2 children)

All I see is a study that shows places where the posted limit should be increased. If there are concerns about pedestrians then safer crossings, pedestrian education, or road redesigns should be the focus.

I don't understand the constant push toward reducing the speed of road traffic and I say this as somebody who has been a pedestrian and a driver for several decades.

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  • [–] 3 points 5 months ago (1 child)

    I mostly agree, where it's reasonable. In places with a large presence of pedestrians, I don't exactly, except for on road design. The roads should come up and meet pedestrian level, not pedestrians going to street level, for example. This requires that cars go slower. It isn't an issue of pedestrian education though. Pedestrians shouldn't need education. The design should just work to protect them.

    But yeah, usually cars "speeding" consistently is a sign speed limits need increased. Lower speed limits increase the difference in speeds of cars, some going the limit and some going the speed they're comfortable with (the speed fo traffic). This delta causes accidents, and the larger the delta the worse the accident. If people are always speeding, the limit needs to match them.

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  • [–] 3 points 5 months ago

    I think it really depends. Often times the roads existed before the people. If they wanted to live near a 50-80km roadway, that's their choice.

    I'm so tired of watching speed limits creep down and people continually crying about speeding when the issue is attentiveness and awareness.

    IMO people not signaling intent and running trains through yellow/red lights to make left turns are FAR more dangerous than people going 15-20 km over the limit down straight highways with little traffic. Oh, and people who camp in the passing labe and force people to undertake to get around them.

    As for pedestrians, it's people standing on the curb and crossing streets with their heads down on their phones and headphones on. What happened to the rule of crossing as quickly and safely as possible, and paying attention all around your as your cross?

    We should also be putting fault in vehicle manufacturers who continue to produce complex touchscreen-based infotainment systems.

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