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kenny
04-04-2003, 04:16 AM
Looks like the plan to have photo radar setup along rural highways in Alberta has been axed. Photo radar will continue to be used within cities though.

http://www.canada.com/calgary/story.asp?id=0308098D-892A-46A1-87E1-88795263DF00
Glowrider
04-04-2003, 10:13 AM
Cool, I guess. Don't know how fast I'd be going on any road that is considered "rural" though...LOL.
hjr
04-04-2003, 10:50 AM
rural roads are quite usually paved (but alot are still gravel). They just arnt high traffic roads.
bol
04-04-2003, 12:00 PM
man lots of the rural highways are in good condition

theres a few I usually go for blasts on that are better than most city roads
EternalRage
04-04-2003, 06:42 PM
They should axe photo radar all togher, its a cash cow!
Mike09
04-04-2003, 07:09 PM
sorry got confused.:dunno:
Scott
04-04-2003, 07:22 PM
Originally posted by Mike09
Thank God they finally got rid of it out there. No more out of town tickets coming in the mail.

If they havent started doing this yet, how could you already have tickets coming in the mail????

Quote from story:
The Alberta government is backing away from a Proposal to use photo radar on rural highways.
bol
04-04-2003, 08:01 PM
Originally posted by Mike09
Thank God they finally got rid of it out there. No more out of town tickets coming in the mail.


not true

districts that currently use photoradar, will continue to use photoradar.
Mike09
04-04-2003, 11:24 PM
I've never got 1 on the highway but i have got many from within the city, my mistake in my previous post.
DSM Power
04-05-2003, 10:00 AM
Saw this the other day.... great news!! :thumbsup:
hkcivic2k2
04-06-2003, 04:40 PM
rural roads are a great place to to test out ur car... and if their are cops on teh roads to u can normaly see em from way back
CLiVE
04-06-2003, 04:44 PM
Originally posted by EternalRage
They should axe photo radar all togher, its a cash cow!

exactly, it is a cash cow, and therefore they can not afford to get rid of it. I would rather see photo radar, than regular radar on rural roads, or any road. If I'm going to get a ticket I would much prefer it be photoradar. Photoradar is simply a speeding tax...I don't mind paying that tax occasionally.
davidI
04-06-2003, 04:46 PM
yea, I'd rather just pay a fine than get demerits.

It's usually pretty easy to spot photoradar vans/trucks in Calgary too...
RiceCake
04-06-2003, 11:54 PM
Originally posted by memystealthandi


exactly, it is a cash cow, and therefore they can not afford to get rid of it. I would rather see photo radar, than regular radar on rural roads, or any road. If I'm going to get a ticket I would much prefer it be photoradar. Photoradar is simply a speeding tax...I don't mind paying that tax occasionally.

:werd: getting pulled over and getting demerits =:thumbsdow :banghead: