BC increases speed limits

[DuffMan]

Originally Posted by HOWITZER

Man, and Ontario still has a 100 speed limit on all the 400-series highways. The unofficial speed limit here is usually 120 on the 401, but if theres ever any open road, you can usually expect cars doing closer to 150 than 100.

I drove the 401 from KW to Toronto a couple of years ago, and speeds fluctuated between about 30k - 160k.

[DuffMan]

From what my father who lives on the island was telling me was that BC doesn't have any roadside radars either. To get caught speeding, you have to have a cop behind you. apparently they found it just too administratively bothersome and not worth the money. That was a couple of years ago, so maybe it's changed.

[indes]

No photo radar in BC as far as I know. Driving through the parks isn't too bad I do it once every 2-3 weeks and haven't been nailed cruising at 110 yet.

[FlamesAddiction]

Originally Posted by indes

No photo radar in BC as far as I know. Driving through the parks isn't too bad I do it once every 2-3 weeks and haven't been nailed cruising at 110 yet.

They scrapped it a few years ago (photo radar). My sister had an outstanding ticket and didn't have to pay it.

There is a lighted intersection in Lethbridge right where the police station is and I swear that the yellow light is timed so quickly at times that it makes people run red lights while they sit there and give out tickets. Sometimes the light would only last 1 or 2 seconds and at other times it would last for 4 or 5. I actually did get a ticket there for running a yellow as well (which at the time I didn't know was even an offense).

[DownhillGoat]

Originally Posted by DuffMan

From what my father who lives on the island was telling me was that BC doesn't have any roadside radars either.

Photo radar maybe not, but they do have roadside. I drove through Creston a while back and they had a trap set up, pulling people over in town.

[RoadGame]

RCMP in Kootenay park were using roadside radar between Vermillion Pass and the border last weekend.

[Sylvanfan]

It's funny between Osoyoos and Penticton the limit is 80, and with the excessive amounts of senior citizens you are lucky to touch 70. They added two passing lanes in the past couple years....speed limit was 80. Will be interested to see if this road has a new speed limit now. Truth is 80 for the two lane part is about right, but no way the passing section should be the same.

[stevinder]

From the BC Gov't news release: Link

120 km/h Sections in Bold.

Fraser Valley and Fraser Canyon:

Highway 1 Whatcom Road (Exit 95) to junction with Highway 3 (74 km)
New speed limit: 110 (in effect today)
Previous speed limit: 100

Highway 1 East of Lake of the Woods Rest Area to Boston Bar (55 km)
Current speed limit: 80, 90
New speed limit: 100

Highway 1 Boston Bar to Falls Creek (24 km)
Current speed limit: 90
New speed limit: 100

Highway 7 Vehicle pull-out west of Haig Scale, Agassiz to Highway 1 junction, Hope (5 km)
Current speed limit: 90, 100
New speed limit: 100

Sea to Sky:

Highway 99 Eagle Ridge Interchange, Horseshoe Bay to south of the Stawamus River Bridge near Squamish (35 km)
Current speed limit: 80
New speed limit: 90

Highway 99 North of Depot Road, Squamish to Function Junction, Whistler (45 km)
Current speed limit: 80, 90
New speed limit: 100

Highway 99 South of Whistler Heliport Road to Pemberton Boundary (21 km)
Current speed limit: 80
New speed limit:90

Highway 99 East of Lillooet near the Pavilion Lime Plant to the Highway 97 junction (22 km)
Current speed limit: 90
New speed limit: 100

Vancouver Island:

Highway 1 Three 80 km/h sections between Bench Road, Cowichan Bay and Beck Road, north of the Nanaimo Airport (totalling 10 km)
Current speed limit: 80, 90
New speed limit: 90

Highway 19 Parksville to south of Willis Road, Campbell River (114 km)
Current speed limit: 110
New speed limit: 120

Highway 19 Duncan Bay Road to Menzies Road, Campbell River (4 km)
Current speed limit: 80
New speed limit: 90

Highway 19 Campbell River to Sullivan Road, Sayward (44 km)
Current speed limit: 90
New speed limit: 100

Highway 19 North of Campbell Way, Port McNeill to Douglas Street, Port Hardy (35 km)
Current speed limit: 80, 90
New speed limit: 100

Southern Interior:

Highway 1 Six Mile Rest Area near Tobiano to Savona (12 km)
Current speed limit: 90
New speed limit: 100

Highway 1 Chase to Hilltop Road, East of Sorrento (25 km, excluding 60 km/h section through Sorrento)
Current speed limit: 90
New speed limit: 100

Highway 1 Canoe (near Salmon Arm) to Highway 23 South, Revelstoke (58 km, excluding 60 km/h section through Sicamous)
Current speed limit: 90, 100
New speed limit: 100

Highway 1 Highway 23 North, Revelstoke to Anderson Road, Golden (101 km excluding parks)
Current speed limit: 90
New speed limit: 100

Highway 3 Start of Highway 3 (Exit 170) to junction with Highway 5 Coquihalla (7 km)
Current speed limit: 100
New speed limit: 110

Highway 3 Sunshine Valley to Manning Park East Boundary (33 km)
Current speed limit: 80, 90
New speed limit: 100

Highway 3 Sunday Summit to Whipsaw Creek, west of Princeton (22 km)
Current speed limit: 80
New speed limit: 90

Highway 5 Hope (Exit 177) to Othello Road (4 km)
New speed limit: 110 (in effect today)
Previous speed limit: 100

Highway 5 Othello Road, near Hope to Highway 1 junction, near Kamloops (200 km)
New speed limit: 120 (in effect today)
Previous speed limit: 110

Highway 5 Heffley to Little Fort (67 km, excluding 60 km/h section through Barriere)
Current speed limit: 90
New speed limit: 100

Highway 5A Old Hedley Road, north of Princeton to Highway 97C junction (36 km, excluding 70 km/h section through Aspen Grove)
Current speed limit: 80
New speed limit: 90

Highway 6 New Denver to Purdy Road, north of Hills (15 km, excluding 70 km/h section through Hills)
Current speed limit: 80
New speed limit: 90

Highway 6 Purdy Road, Hills to Upper Brouse Road, Nakusp (22 km)
Current speed limit: 90
New speed limit: 100

Highway 33 South of Gallagher Road to McCulloch Road (32 km)
Current speed limit: 90
New speed limit: 100

Highway 33 North of Highway 3 junction, Rock Creek to Westbridge (12 km)
Current speed limit: 90
New speed limit: 100

Highway 97 North of Willow Drive, 70 Mile House to BCR Overpass, 100 Mile House (37 km)
Current speed limit: 100
New speed limit: 110

Highway 97 Gatzke Road, north of Oyama to College Way, south of Vernon (16 km)
Current speed limit: 90
New speed limit: 100 - Pending completion of engineering assessment to determine if median barriers are required before implementation of the new speed limit.

Highway 97 Highway 97A junction near Swan Lake to Westside Road (6 km)
Current speed limit: 80
New speed limit: 90

Highway 97A north of Smith Drive, Armstrong to Highway 97B junction, Enderby (18 km excluding 50 km/h section through Enderby)
Current speed limit: 90
New speed limit: 100

Highway 97A Highway 97B junction, near Grindrod to Sicamous (33 km, excluding 50 km/h section through Grindrod)
Current speed limit: 80
New speed limit: 90

Highway 97C Merritt to Aspen Grove (22 km)
Current speed limit: 100
New speed limit: 110

Highway 97C Aspen Grove to Drought Hill Interchange, Peachland (78 km)
New speed limit: 120 (in effect today)
Previous speed limit:110

[Street Pharmacist]

Those bolded were the highways I took Wednesday and thought it was strange. Didn't change the speed I normally drive though

[burn_this_city]

I drove from Salmon Arm to Calgary today, seemed like the pace was a bit quicker, most people did 100ish vs the usual 80-90. Might have been volume or a lack of elderly motorhomes.