Most cars are driving between KPH above the posted speed at most times. Very few drive at or below the posted speed and the ones that do cause extreme frustration as mentioned by you above. As far as I can tell you guys take the comfortable speed that most cars drive at, deduct 20 KPH and post that. Then the police hand out fines like another tax to support ICBC. Maybe then they will post proper speed limits. You guys should take a trip to New Zealand some time.
They actually post reasonable speed limits and then enforce them with photo radar everywhere. Thanks for your message Tim — we appreciate hearing from you on this. Thank you for this forum. It is one of very few places where the drivers are great. The roads here are extremely windy and hilly with no shoulders to speak of. This happened to me the yesterday, going into the Driftwood shopping center. Someone crossed the center line coming towards me, where I would normally shift into 3rd gear to descend a steep winding hill to the shopping center.
It happened so suddenly that I had to speed up to avoid an accident. Luckily there was no other traffic on the road at that point. As I reached the bottom of the hill and started to slow down approaching the shopping center, an RCMP officer pulled me over for speeding. I have a very clean driving record, so not only was it disappointing, but I was trying to avoid an accident due to the other driver and there are no speed limits posted.
There are no signs designating speed on Pender Island or where I received the ticket. There may be one at the ferry terminal fifteen minutes away from the Driftwood center. I am curious to know exactly what is the speed limit on Pender Island?
Mostly, we all driver safely here, as there are no shoulders on the roads which also poses a great risk for pedestrians and cyclists and so we try to take great care. Most of us are not rich either on this island, and there has never been an officer giving out tickets before. As such it seems to be important for more clarity for us all. Thank you for your attention and thoughts. Best Wishes Jesai. This speed zone was established in and covers all public roads on North and South Pender Island.
I would like to know how a person or persons go about having A speed limit changed. What steps do we need to take to start the process. I await your reply. If you would like to have local engineering staff review a speed limit on a BC highway or side road , you need to connect with your closest local area office and let them know the area you are concerned about. Below is a link to our area offices.
Please choose the one which is closest to you and give them a call. Let us know if you have any other questions or concerns. Looks like Kehler Street is in the Municipality of Chilliwack. Typically municipality roads are 50 km unless otherwise posted, but we encourage you to contact Chilliwack directly to confirm this.
Sea to Sky at 12mph above city streets is ludicrous. Its a high speed divided highway….. Thanks for sharing your thoughts, Jason. Good morning Marianne — Gundy Road is a Private Development Road and is unfortunately not a part of our public road inventory. They should have the contact information for the company that owns Gundy Road.
Thanks for your comment. Are you looking for other information than this? Let us know. Hope that this helps. How does someone go about suggesting a modification where speed limits change? Is there something formal I can request? Hi Adam — thanks for letting us know your concern. We are going to share this concern with our traffic engineers who recently reviewed the speed limits across the province, and ask them for their input on why the speed it set as it is in this location.
Stay tuned. Hello again Adam, we sent your comment forward to our engineers and they have asked that you connect directly with the local area manager regarding your request.
Local Area Road Managers know everything about the operation of the roads they look after and are familiar with all aspects of road operations, including their speed zoning. As such, they would explain the rationale behind the current speed limit in place.
They can also ask the regional traffic engineering team to review zones in their area. Gairns gov. I have noticed a lot of drivers seem to speed up prier to reaching a speed limit changed sign. Or where would someone learn the proper time to accelerate or decelerate?
Road Safety BC also has educational information for drivers, and is responsible for legislation. The speed limit needs to reduced to 30, on any given weekend this road can be lined with any number of cars, trucks, quads, motorcycles, bikes, children, dogs, side by sides, or all of them at one time.
The shoulder is gravel and is very dusty. If Princeton can have a 30 k zone in their downtown store fronts, a resort town with a highway running through the middle should have also. There 10 intersections on this stretch through town and there are over 50 driveways accessing this road. Do you know if Otter Road is the responsibility of Tulameen? Is Tulameen incorporated? Sweeping the roads is the responsibility of the maintenance contractor Argo. They will typically do this in the spring, once the snow has melted.
We will share your request with our local area manager, but you can also send in a request directly to Argo at: Our local area manager just informed us that Argo should start their routine sweeping work in your area next week. I live on departure bay road in Nanaimo across from a popular beach and childrens play area.
This is a very busy playground and also very busy roadway. Thanks for commenting here and sharing your concern. We sent your comment to our traffic engineers and local area manager and they confirmed that this road is under the jurisdiction of the City of Nanaimo.
We got 2 young children and not the only family on this road, we all are afraid that our kids will be run over by the many people who are rushing from and to the Ferries daily!!! Who would not think about all the families who lives here on this road? Not at all a 80 zone!!!!!!!! I am quite dismayed at the lack of policing or engineering for speeding drivers in West Vancouver to Burnaby along Highway 1.
We have only 2 exit points to the south. Highway 1 has some major engineering flaws that are due to the bridge crossing allignment at Capilano River, and the snakey mess at the bottom of the cut onto the second narrows. People drive way too fast in these areas and subsequently cause huge delay costs to loss of revenue for people crossing the two bridges. Everytime it rains after a dry spell, people wonder why did that car slam into the corner, and cause a pile up.
But the occassional accident will happen anywhere. Each accident costs Canada more than would enforcing the speed limit with cameras or cops in loss of earnings due to multiple car pile ups and delays to motorists during rush hour and loss of life during other times. Put in cameras. Fine them appropriately. And make them all do community time cleaning the garbage off the street wearing a sign saying they were a speed violator.
Morning everyone just happen to stumble onto this site. Totally agree with Michel. For I too live in 70 Mi House on the hwy. Go figure. Yours Tridawn. Around 70 mile house junction the speed would be better suited to be reduced as the log truck traffic pulling out there makes this location very daunting.
Good point Michel. Many drivers are seriously overestimating their driving abilities concerning speed. After driving for a while they lulled into a false sense of security and are so surprised after colliding with an animal or after spinning off the road.
They always say something to either blame the road or the animal. Also what about fuel economy and this crap about carbon emissions? Thanks for the comments Ron. I speak primarily of the hazards to which motorists are now placed, because of the excessive amount of heavy truck traffic permitted to roll on 2 lane highways such as 1, 16 and southbound to Kamloops. The Rogers Pass highway between Golden and Revelstoke on the evening of November 8, , was nothing less than perilous because of the wet conditions, with muddy spray from the dozens upon dozens of multiple wheelers eliminating visibility especially in the turns.
Trucks should have been halted at Golden as soon as darkness fell. The mountains present challenges for highway designers, but truck traffic must be restrained. Much of the cargo now travelling by truck ought to go by rail, which will require federal and provincial legislative intervention.
In order to have higher speed limits BC needs to address the shoulder widths. There are many areas with inadequate shoulder widths for cyclists creating potentially deadly situations. Take highway 16 for example between Prince George and Vanderhoof. The shoulder should be at least 2.
It is pretty typical to see sections of highway where shoulders disappear completely for sections with a passing lane, concrete no post barrier or tunnels. These sections of highway need to be addressed. There are many other shoulder hazards as well including catch basins, debris and rumble strips.
In order for speed limits to be raised safety needs to be addressed for all users. Even current speed limits do not allow for safe cycling so these issues need to be addressed.
The highways ministry should plan and fund physically separated bike routes. New highway installations should include separated routes including the Highway 99 corridor. I was very disappointed that the SFPR did not include a parallel multi-use path.
Thanks for your feedback Tim. We will share your concern about Highway 16 with the area office. It incites disrespect for the law. But a zero speed limit would be the ultimate in safety. While it may still have some validity on major divided highways, engineers, perhaps out of sheer laziness, have adopted this as a rule of thumb for all roads. According to the 85th percentile rule the slower you go the more danger you are in. This is just plain stupidity on roads other than major highways.
The default speed limit should not be more than 40 kph for municipal streets and even better, 30 kph for residential streets.
This would allow municipalities the freedom to set higher limits for major cross town connectors without having to post the lower, more appropriate, speed limits on the much more numerous residential streets. It is time our traffic engineers moved into the 21st century.
Roads are for moving people, not just for cars! Is this site even monitored any more? Needless to say, its not a high priority for police and so the neighbourhood suffers the consequences of this provincial guideline. Time to change it. Thanks for your comments about lowering speed limits in urban areas.
I will share them forward with our people responsible for setting speed advisories. Please be aware that the speed set on most municipal roads, is chosen by the city, town, village, etc. We need to pass laws such that the ministry have to transparently publish how speed limits are set for all roads.
We need to look towards a better motoring country like Germany as our goal, where the roads are not only safer, but also much more efficient to travel on… Is this too much to ask for from TranBC? There is a law for this BiscottiGelato. The speed limits are not to blame. People need to exercise more patience and stop acting as if the world owes them everything. I used to be this way until I realized patience in fact does work. I travel from Vancouver to the Kootenays often and have found that I make the exact same time whether I speed or go the speed limit.
Also, driving in the lower mainland I often laugh when people race to the next red light. It says in the article there are a number of factors are used in determining speed limits. Sight lines, the terrain, and the types of vehicles on the road are a few.
A couple things people fail to realize is that BC is very mountainous terrain, and believe it or not, four wheel vehicles are not the only thing on the road. Varying speeds has been a reason cited as a dangerous situation. This makes it dangerous for the excessive speeds that people already travel. The short amount of time you save by doing 20 — 30 kmh over is not worth the risks you put everyone in.
You are joking right!!! What utter nonsense. The speed limit in B. That was in the days of inferior automobiles. Kevin can drive at a slower speed in the right hand lane if he chooses. He inferior driving abilities should not reflect on other skilled drivers. In fact, if Kevin is not capable, he should not have a drivers licence.
Speed limits increased on Highway 97 after improvements While extremely high speeds are dangerous, lowering speed limits well below the majority of travellers can also pose safety risks. Hi TransBC, I believe that some of the uphills or highways like Malahat on the highway are too low, even though I just watch through the window when the family drives up to Victoria. As you will need a lot of speed to get up those and the speed limits are a bit low. Thanks, Shawn Reply.
Hello, I was watching the GPS while we are travelling from Nanaimo to Victoria, there were some delayed speed limits, not marked Malahat drive, some highways need fix up with the roads, signage and speed limits. Please forward to appropriate team. Hi Shawn, Thanks for reporting your experience to us.
Hi again Shawn, Glad to hear your feedback on our signage and posted speed limits. Hello, Well, I am not quite sure how TomTom gets their speed limit road data, I believe it is either user reporting or some source. Can you provide that? I can submit the pdfs or documents to them via map share. Hi there Shawn, They likely access an API database of highway information, such as Open, and make updates to their tool on their own schedule.
Hello, Thanks for your response though I have no direct contact, I only can report issues, is the open the most up-to-date source from TranBC? I can send that Thanks, Shawn. Hi Shawn, The data on Open is kept up to date. Read Also. IPL Shreyas Iyer is in pain but able to move shoulder, says Shikhar Dhawan Delhi Capitals skipper Shreyas Iyer is in pain after hurting his left shoulder and a complete picture will only emerge after the reports of his scans arrive, said stand-in captain Shikhar Dhawan after their team beat Rajasthan Royals by 13 runs on Wednesday.
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