Keating muses about meeting in the middle and going for 40km/h:
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calga...ffic-1.4812213
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Keating suggests that 30 km/h might be too low if the goal is to change driver behaviour and improve safety.
So he's suggesting switching to 40 km/h.
The behaviour that he'd like to see would be drivers obeying the speed limit, not driving 10 km/h over it.
"Can you do that all at one crack? I'm not positive and so I would like to be able to say 'let's go to 40,'" said Keating.
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But even among the council members who have signed on to the motion calling for a 30 km/h limit, 40 km/h isn't enough if the goal is reducing collisions and injuries.
Coun. George Chahal said studies show that if someone is hit by a vehicle driving 30 km/h, their chances of survival are higher than if they're hit by a vehicle travelling at 40 km/h.
Then there's avoiding a confusion factor.
"I think 30 is more in-line with playgrounds and school zones. It's easier to administer than having another tier of speed limits," said Chahal.
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