[TorqueDog]

Two things can be true at the same time:
1. It is sad and unfortunate what happened to that little boy; the truck that hit him passed a motorist stopped at a crosswalk, which is its own infraction.
2. It is an idiotic and unnecessary speed reduction for what is still a four-lane roadway, there is zero reason for it to be a 30 KM/H zone for that long. [shrug] The fact that it is one of the highest revenue generating zones for photo radar isn't surprising, because the reduction just isn't credible (which is mentioned in the Sprawl Calgary article, too). "The community called on city hall and police to do something to slow down traffic, but after the first two accidents, a police traffic inspector told the Herald that Elbow Drive was no more of a problem than other city roadways with similar volumes of traffic." The police traffic inspector was right, and one unlucky week is exactly that; an unlucky week.