Let's Ship Druh out East - 30 for Toronto Approved

[killramos]

http://toronto.ctvnews.ca/speed-limi...eets-1.2561999

Speed limits will be reduced from 40 km/h to 30 on residential roads in East York and downtown Toronto, starting with Ward 22 this week.

Coun. Josh Matlow, the representative for Ward 22 St. Paul's, told reporters Monday that 40 km/h signs will be replaced by 30 km/h signs starting in his ward.

Ward 22 is bordered by Eglinton and Broadway Avenues in the north, Spadina Road to the west, Macpherson Avenue and Southvale Drive to the south and Yonge Street and Bayview Avenue to the east.

The new signs will then be rolled out across the rest of the affected areas over the next year. The changes will affect 387 kilometres of Toronto roads in 12 wards, and will cost the city approximately $1 million. Limits in York, North York, Etobicoke and Scarborough will not be affected.

The speed reduction was unanimously approved by the Toronto and East York Community Council in June, but was proposed more than a year ago by Matlow.

In August 2014, Matlow suggested lowering the speed limit in residential areas after a 7-year-old girl was fatally struck by a vehicle in Leaside.

At the time, Matlow cited a 2012 report from Toronto Public Health which suggested that pedestrians are eight times more likely to die as a result of a collision involving a vehicle going at 50 km/h compared to a collision at 30 km/h.

Studies suggest that a pedestrian has a 90 per cent survival rate if hit by a car travelling 30 km/h. That rate drops to 50 per cent if the car is travelling at 45 km/h.

Hopefully we can delay this shit long enough to use statistics from Toronto to prove dropping the speed doesn't actually increase safety at all.

And as the Article says 1 girl died almost a year ago, that's why this is being done.

What an epidemic in a city of 2.6 million.

She was also 7, arguably old enough to know better than to not look when crossing the road.

[schocker]

Originally posted by killramos
And as the Article says 1 girl died almost a year ago, that's why this is being done.

What an epidemic in a city of 2.6 million.

She was also 7, arguably old enough to know better than to not look when crossing the road.

The individual who started not 30 for sunnyside but the slow down calgary thing, started it after that kid drove a dirt bike out from an alley without looking and was hit by a teenager in his parents suv fyi

[rage2]

Originally posted by killramos
Hopefully we can delay this shit long enough to use statistics from Toronto to prove dropping the speed doesn't actually increase safety at all.

You're kidding yourself if you think meaningful statistics showing that our city is making a mistake would in fact stop the city from making that mistake.

[killramos]

Originally posted by rage2

You're kidding yourself if you think meaningful statistics showing that our city is making a mistake would in fact stop the city from making that mistake.

[atgilchrist]

Was in that area of Toronto last week, and I doubt it's possible to go any faster than 30 anyways, traffic be crazy.

[suntan]

This should've happened.

[mr2mike]

I saw this thread recommendation. But I'd never think to bump it.

[Xtrema]

Have any you tried doing left hand turn in Airdrie in uncontrolled intersections? It's down right dangerous for a 4 lane road running at 30km. Mixed in pedestrian, it take forever to make a left.

[dimi]

Problem in my neighborhood is that almost every single intersection now is a 4-way stop, useless traffic lights are being installed everywhere. I'm legitimately curious how stupid the idiot is that actually thought any of this shit would be a good idea.

[ExtraSlow]

traffic lights are the worst.

[Xtrema]

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Hopefully we can delay this shit long enough to use statistics from Toronto to prove dropping the speed doesn't actually increase safety at all.

https://www.blogto.com/city/2021/11/...era-locations/

It was never about safety. Gov is happy with the fines collected from cameras.

[mr2mike]

GoFundMe for Druh to fully transfer out East? @ExtraSlow can drive.

[ExtraSlow]

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GoFundMe for Druh to fully transfer out East? @ExtraSlow can drive.

Honk.