Raise Deerfoot speed?

[2EFNFAST]

How would one go about getting a petition or whatnot to raise the speed on Deerfoot to 120? Or would it be a waste of time?

[7thgenvic]

I DO NOT think they would raise it. especially the fact that they wanted to lower it because of all the accidents. Deerfoot and Calgary drivers cannot handle 120

[colinxx235]

120 is over high way... so probably impossible, 110 might be more realistic in some areas

[Grogador]

Why? Either you're stuck going 10 with everyone else, or you fly along at 100+ or whatever you feel like. There's enough idiots and deaths on the Deerfoot 500, maybe you should petition them not to lower it to 80...

[jiggawhat]

too many stupid calgarians to handle that. you are asking too much

[pepschnops]

For what reason? With police cracking down on driving infractions especially speeding why would they want to raise a speed limit?

[dino_martini]

People already go 120+ on Deerfoot. lol

[Eleanor]

^ Bingo, they raise it to 120, and everyone starts doing 140.

They'll never raise the speed limit, don't waste your time.

[Xtrema]

100 is reasonable given the traffic on it now.

10 years ago, 120 would be useful.

[Kloubek]

Agreed Eleanor.

It is already touted as the most dangerous road in Calgary - raising the speed would make it worse. I can't believe the OP cannot see that. I know what you mean though man - sometimes people go pretty slow for my liking too - but we don't want more accidents on there do we?

Plus, the mentality of making it quicker than most main highways between major cities? lol... 110 max on my way to Kamloops. 130 max on Deerfoot. Duh.

[jiggawhat]

yeah what these two kids said ^^

[RY213]

Instead of raising the limit they should make it so it is illegal to drive under 95. Its so annoying when the road is clear,light traffic and there is some retard going 80...

[2EFNFAST]

Yea, I suppose it's just wishful thinking.

However, from my vantage point it would make sense - most people are doing 115-120 already, and those who are doing 100-105 are really clogging things up. If they'd just speed the frick up things would flow smoother in non-rush-hour situations.

I was just thinking about to the ??80s?? when they had that plebicite to add fluoride to the water.

[mark4091]

the problem is the guys going 80 in formation in all three lanes.

[Alterac]

Get a couple buddies and go 100 in formation.. for all day.. See if the cops show up.

[SR240SX]

Fuck that idea, Deerfoot is enough of a shit show as it is.

[ercchry]

the problem is all the nosy fools that slow down to 50 for anything out of the ordinary going on on the side of the road... and also that stupid rule that you have to slow down to 60km/h when passing an emergency vehicle with its lights on....

and better rule would be if you crash or are getting pulled over and it is possible to drive your vehicle then drive clear off the damn highway and onto a side road

[sabad66]

If they did do it, they'd have to make some of the merge lanes longer too for cars like my old 95hp Civic lol

[prae]

Originally posted by ercchry
that stupid rule that you have to slow down to 60km/h when passing an emergency vehicle with its lights on....

Ever met the family of a policeman or EMT killed by passing traffic?

The rule is not stupid.

[Jay911]

Originally posted by ercchry
also that stupid rule that you have to slow down to 60km/h when passing an emergency vehicle with its lights on....

That 'stupid rule' saves the lives of emergency responders every time they go out. Prior to it being in place, there have been instances of firefighters being permanently disabled and cops being outright killed by drivers going ridiculous speeds past them (actually, into them, because 99% of people on the road refuse to pay attention to the road).

Go ahead and stand in the inside lane of Deerfoot trying to cut someone out of a car with traffic still going 100-125 past you in the immediately adjacent lane and then tell me if slowing people down is stupid.