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minus-squareN-E-NlinkfedilinkEnglish4•edit-22 days agoTravelling in Europe I noticed people drive much much slower and safer than in Canada. That’s not because Europeans inherently find dangerous driving “less fun”, nor because they’re in less of a rush (altho that likely plays a part too). It’s because Canada is lacking in high speed/frequency public transit, so people who don’t want/don’t like to drive are often forced to. It’s also because Canada has straight, wide roads which encourage high speeds. I’m not saying not to ticket reckless drivers. Im saying ticketing isn’t a solution to the problem, it’s a bandaid.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish2•2 days agoTechnically but it’s basically not enforced until 120km/h (for the region I know).
minus-squareN-E-NlinkfedilinkEnglish1•edit-21 day agoBy 60km, if you hit a pedestrian it’s likely going to be fatal. Highways being 80-100km is fine, they’re not an area for people, homes, schools, etc. It’s within the city where high speeds are the problem Edit: https://youtu.be/JRbnBc-97Ps
minus-square@FireRetardantlinkEnglish-1•2 days agoI agree the road design doesn’t help, it still isn’t an excuse though, especially with most vehicles having cruise control these days. I still don’t think good transit = safe drivers, I’ve just known too many rednecks and guys who think they own race cars to believe that.
Travelling in Europe I noticed people drive much much slower and safer than in Canada.
That’s not because Europeans inherently find dangerous driving “less fun”, nor because they’re in less of a rush (altho that likely plays a part too).
It’s because Canada is lacking in high speed/frequency public transit, so people who don’t want/don’t like to drive are often forced to.
It’s also because Canada has straight, wide roads which encourage high speeds.
I’m not saying not to ticket reckless drivers. Im saying ticketing isn’t a solution to the problem, it’s a bandaid.
Isnt the max allowable speed in Canada 100km/h?
Technically but it’s basically not enforced until 120km/h (for the region I know).
By 60km, if you hit a pedestrian it’s likely going to be fatal.
Highways being 80-100km is fine, they’re not an area for people, homes, schools, etc.
It’s within the city where high speeds are the problem
Edit: https://youtu.be/JRbnBc-97Ps
I agree the road design doesn’t help, it still isn’t an excuse though, especially with most vehicles having cruise control these days.
I still don’t think good transit = safe drivers, I’ve just known too many rednecks and guys who think they own race cars to believe that.