no.5 road speed display?

fibbi

Anyone drive on No.5 road (& about Williams) notice a electronic sign that display your speed? Anyone drive over 50 the the number flashes but I was driving at 60 I saw something like camera light flashes. Anyone experience that? Is that a "radar photo"? I'm worried now.

ACC-HE

Just a "friendly reminder", no big deal.

BiscottiGelato

A little off topic rant...

Instead of raising taxes, they really can just change all the speed limit signs to 30km/hr. Shouldn't that be an efficient way of raising revenues?

Some of these speed limits are so utterly ridiculously low that the disparity in a 'sane' speed and people doing the speed limit is more of a hazard than pure speed itself.

peter236

For those people who think the legal speed is too low. The reason is because you people are just impatient. The speeds are okay, but just you guys are impatient or can't control your temper.

chobit

The fact is 50km/h is slow.  (I used to live in Van), but now in Seattle.  Where some of our main road can go anwhere between 40-45mph = 64-72km/h is much more reasonable.  We also have lots of 25mph = 40km/h zone at school zone, etc.., and I respect those speed limit and drive between 20-25mph.

The thing is streets in Richmond (Especially) are so flat and clear, you can bascially see all your surrounding with ease..., there is no reason why it can't be driven at a faster speed limit.  (Except for the high traffic area like #3 Rd/Cambie...)

Instead of keeping such a low speed limit, driver simply need better driving education, and improve their driving skills, and improve the driving tests.

With quality drivers on the road.. we will have less accidnets, we can all commute to places faster.. as well...!

For those people who think the legal speed is too low. The reason is because you people are just impatient. The speeds are okay, but just you guys are impatient or can't control your temper.
peter236 發表於 2009-5-22 12:19

ACC-HE

because ppl will always speed 10-20 km/h over the speed limit.  Therefore if it is raise to, say, 70km/h.  ppl will do 80-90km/h for sure.

If you get caught for driving at 60km/h, you're either a gang member and the police hate you, or you're dead ugly.

BiscottiGelato

a bit old, but still applies
http://sense.bc.ca/research.htm

in reverse, residential area have no speed limit signs and the default is 50km/h. That's WAY too high. The speed limit is just set for the convinience for increasing revenue, NOT FOR SAFETY nor efficiency. Enuf said.

yokult

It's not related to the speed display.
Just saw a police giving out ticket around No. 5 and Blundell two days ago around 9pm. Watch your speed, friends~

Caffie

About 3 weeks ago I was driving at about 65kmph on Knight Street on Saturday 3am and a cop flashed their lights at me... no siren... nothing happened...

At Richmond Christian School (Elementary) on Woodwards and No. 2, there is also a speed display that tells you your speed and will flash the light at you if you go over 30kmph.

mcs889

haha its should be around 60...