Some random road safety thoughts as we approach what will likely be an extremely busy summer on our roads.
Some random road-safety thoughts as we approach what I think will be an extremely busy summer on our roads.
Speed bumps don’t solve every municipality’s driving problems. A reporter back East described the speed bump as the municipal traffic planner’s “crack cocaine.” Responding to every neighbourhood traffic complaint with a speed bump is both costly and often ineffective. Speaking of radar signs — why do they still activate in school and playground zones during times when that limit is not in effect? We’re in the era of self-driving cars and satellites, now the size of toasters. Surely, we can program these signs to flash Mister Sad Face only during the time the limit is in effect. Seeing a warning sign flash when it’s not required just increases driver cynicism and says that these contraptions and the speed limits they warn about don’t actually matter.
How many overpasses do overheight heavy vehicles have to pummel in the lower mainland before some action is taken? This problem is a convergence of poor driver training; too much demand on drivers to make up time and cut corners and; the lack of advanced overheight warning systems. There used to be one or two of these incidents a year, now they seem to be happening weekly. Fortunately, human injuries have been minor, but we’re going to run out of luck soon.
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