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Originally Posted by 4X4
1) It's not as dangerous as people think, which begs the question of whether the stupid low speed limit is appropriate.
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I've always felt it was a bit slow in playground zones. 40 would be better in them.
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2) Should the police be tagging people on Stoney at Metis going 118 at 245pm, or should they be outside one of these playground zones at the same time of day, when kids are actually walking home?
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Our active police force isn't enough to cover every playground zone in the city, which is what some folks want. Especially around arriving and going home time, as they are a bloody gong show. I live on a feeder street just off a playground zone by a school, and I wont' venture out when kids are coming or going, as parents are nucking futs about dropping off or picking up Lil'Johnny. If you want my answer...I happen to think that the Commissionaires (since CPS members don't run the speed camera vehicles) should be in both, tagging them.
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The answer is not safety, it's which location makes more money. Go check out Stoney/Metis any time, any day, and it's like 50/50 that that royal blue Escape is there, collecting taxes, and not giving a F about pedestrian/child/other driver safety.
And please, for the next few weeks, maybe listen and tell me if there are some amounts of crashes at that interchange that never get reported on the news. I'd really love to know why they're so obsessed with that particular spot if it has nothing to do with revenue.
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If they are there, racking up the $$, then there is obviously a problem that needs to be looked at and addressed one way or another. The limit is too low (my preference) or a bad corner or some reason they are there. If the money is that easy at a spot, there's a bigger problem there.
And trust me, with the car I've got, I'd love to see Stoney and the highways have limits around 130/140 or more.
I'm off work currently, but will leave myself a note to check out Stoney/Metis and see what the accident rate there is. Check back this weekend.