Canada's Worst Driver clocked at 180 km/h on Stoney

[Northendzone]

^ isn't social media great. years ago you would have read this story in the paper and wondered about the guy, now you can google him and gets all sorts of insight into the person that he is.

any pictures of him in white oakley's? does he like clothes by affliction?

[darklord700]

Originally Posted by Slava

^ Why is the limit on Stoney set at 100?

Stoney at 100 is part of the ten year police force job creation program. In central north just before Deerfoot, cops are collecting taxes there left right and centre.

Speaking of which, I am quite surprised by BC government increasing their highway speed by 20KM/H for the most part. Driving there in the summer is so much better now. Maybe a Liberal government isn't all bad after all.

[handgroen]

this is serious question,
do you think he would still drive this way if he had been pulled out of his car and assaulted once or twice?
i'm not advocating it, but more curious what you think about sociopaths like this guy being policed by the herd itself, rather than an authority figure he can't comprehend.

[BlackArcher101]

Is SE Stoney even finished? What a mess it still is and yet no one in sight.

God damn our standards are low in Alberta.

[Nyah]

I use SE Stoney all the time. It's great. What mess are you talking about?

[burn_this_city]

Its been finished since Nov 2013.

[GreenLantern2814]

...Why is he charging people five dollars for a ride to anywhere? How does that work?

[Acey]

Originally Posted by llwhiteoutll

I assume there is an actual document backing up a 110km/h design limit on Stoney?

Yes. Several. I'm mobile but I'll post links when I get back.

- Page 5 of this document, which is for the NW. Page 29 of this large document for NE Henday states a 110 design speed, identical specs to SE Stoney. Unfortunately the project website for the SE was nuked shortly after it opened but I'm pretty sure I have it at home.

[polak]

110 the design limit of Stoney SE?!?

BS. That road could have 140 and still be as safe as can be. It's a ####ing straight road with incredible visibility, wide shoulders, plenty of lanes, long exits and it's new so it's in great shape.

Any where else in the developed world and that road is at least 120, and it's 140 in places that allow it.

There are only two reasons it's limited at 100.

1. Handing out tickets. It's a speeders dream come true for all the reasons I listed above. Probably the most tempting urban road to speed on in Alberta.

2. People not understanding the concept of "Keep Right Except to Pass". Hard to have a speed limit of 140 when you have stubborn #######s that will refuse to move to traffic because they think it's their God given right to camp out in whichever lane they please. From my experience this is strictly a Canadian problem too. I don't know if we're too nice or if our cops don't have the balls to deal with the attention that will come with starting to ticket people who are abiding by the speed limit but in the wrong lane over the speeders who are on their ass but it won't change on it's own.

That's it. Anyone who thinks otherwise is deluded and has never driven outside of this country.

[WhiteTiger]

Originally Posted by polak

That's it. Anyone who thinks otherwise is diluted and has never driven outside of this country.

I know the word you were going for (deluded), but the original just made me almost snort my Coke out my nose.

[polak]

Originally Posted by WhiteTiger

I know the word you were going for (deluded), but the original just made me almost snort my Coke out my nose.

[Hack&Lube]

Seems like the kind of guy who has zero accountability and blames everybody but himself. On Canada's Worst Driver, he was moping at the end and saying: "life is unfair".

http://www.reddit.com/r/Calgary/comm..._worst_driver/

Drug trafficking charges:

In the early morning of Dec. 19, RCMP executed a search warrant at a residence near Stonemere Place in Chestermere.
Several pounds of marijuana were seized, along with drug paraphernalia and almost $1,000 cash. Scott Willem Schurink, 26, was charged with possession of a controlled substance for the purpose of trafficking and Devon Brajkovic, 23, was charged with possession of a controlled substance.
“It should be noted that the success of this search warrant is largely due to members of the public who have stepped forward,” said Cpl. Lee Grieco-Savoy.
“Without their assistance through tips and reports, the police would have been unable to apprehend these individuals. Public assistance is always appreciated.” Schurink was released on $1,000 bail and his next court appearance is Jan. 18 in Strathmore Provincial Court. Brajkovic’s next court appearance is March 1.

[woob]

Originally Posted by polak

<snip> because they think it's their God given right to camp out in whichever lane they please. From my experience this is strictly a Canadian problem too. </snip>

Oh man, try driving in California, or behind a Californian elsewhere. Definitely not strictly a Canadian problem. If anything, I'd say we're second to them. They hold that left lane hard and never give it up.

[lazypucker]

The reason roads are set to lower speed limits is because almost everyone speeds. If it is set to 100, the general population will probably go 110-120. But if you set the limit to 140, then people will go like 160. Do you really want that?

[Acey]

Originally Posted by polak

110 the design limit of Stoney SE?!?

BS. That road could have 140 and still be as safe as can be.

Probably. The highest allowed for by the current standards is a design limit of 130, posted as 120, and Stoney SE does not meet the requirements because it is not 8 lanes wide for its entirety so the limit would have to be variable. I am just the messenger.

It is desirable that the design speed
exceed the normal speed limit by a margin of at least
10 km/h. For example, because the normal speed
limit on two-lane highways will be 100 km/h when
paved, the appropriate design speed is 110 km/h.
On rural expressways, the normal speed limit is 110
km/h and it is conceivable that the normal speed
limit may be increased further at the time of freeway
completion. Consequently, a design speed of 130
km/h is considered appropriate for future freeway
facilities. The 130 km/h design speed should also be
used on undivided highways if they form part of a
future freeway.

Page 14 - http://www.transportation.alberta.ca...ion/chap-a.pdf

[polak]

Originally Posted by Acey

Probably. The highest allowed for by the current standards is a design limit of 130, posted as 120, and Stoney SE does not meet the requirements because it is not 8 lanes wide for its entirety so the limit would have to be variable. I am just the messenger.



Page 14 - http://www.transportation.alberta.ca...ion/chap-a.pdf

That's fair. It's a Canadian standard.

4 Lanes wide is enough for the Germans to say have at 'er.

[undercoverbrother]

Originally Posted by polak

That's fair. It's a Canadian standard.

4 Lanes wide is enough for the Germans to say have at 'er.

no wonder the BlitzKrieg was so successful...beep beep France, Poland, et al....Germany coming through!!!

[polak]

Originally Posted by undercoverbrother

no wonder the BlitzKrieg was so successful...beep beep France, Poland, et al....Germany coming through!!!

Hey, the roads the Germans built during the war were the best roads in Poland until a few years ago!

[Mazrim]

Stoney Trail is what happens when you take the design standards, apply a factor of safety to them, then apply generous clear zones to ensure a barrier free environment. It "feels" better to drive on because the maximum grades, maximum curve radii (horizontal and vertical), and maximum grade changes are all set very high, and it's wide open. The overdesign is really noticable on the East side of the city where you have rail crossings at 16th Avenue and 114th Avenue, and the fills are huge because the vertical curves have to be so gentle and the maximum grade so low.

In BC where they upped the speed limit by 10 km/h, the old "I can drive 10km/h faster than the speed limit" doesn't work on many curves anymore, because now you're at that design limit. Suddenly that curve isn't too comfortable to drive on. You've hit that point where the superelevation of the curve and the combination of friction and gravity no longer do enough to help your car around the corner. It's caused some nasty accidents in the winter when people aren't slowing down for the weather as well. Most of my family and friends in BC don't actually like driving 130 km/h on the Coquihalla or 97C after trying it a couple times (especially in the lower section near Hope). They generally set the cruise control to 120 km/h and they're fine.

[Swarly]

Originally Posted by Northendzone

A few weeks ago I took Stoney from the deep SE to Evanston and I passed 6 police vehicles and photo radar set ups.

I was somewhat surprised at the number of police but that being said I was doing 115 and being passed by vehicles that eventually disappeared from my sight, so it appears that the police were set up on Stoney for a very good reason.

The only reason they set up on Stoney at all is $$$$. Outside of the hour or so of rush hour that road sees it is very easy to cruise going 140. 3 or 4 lanes wide everywhere and open sight lines as far as you could wish.