It looks like the province of Ontario is going to hire someone and create a new position for someone to oversee the provinces highway to see what need to be done ,and they already say that we need more toll roads.
Their would be no need for that if the province would only implement "photo-radar".
It wouldn't anoy everyone...only those who speed and deserve it..and they would probably raise more money that way.
Stay safe out there.
Cheers !
Tuesday, June 1, 2010
Wednesday, February 10, 2010
F--- radar !
A few days ago,they started flashing a new sign on those big lite up boards over the 401 in the GTA,It reads "NEW..$155 FINE FOR TEXTING OR EMAIL WHILE DRIVING"
Well I think that's probably a good idea,texting takes the drivers concentration away from the road probably even more than talking on the phone.from my experience anyway.
But,before we start making up new laws,do you not think that it might be a good idea to inforce the ones that already exist ???
Let me tell you what I see on the roads everyday,being a trucker and all.
It is not a stretch to say nowadays that you probably will NOT get a speeding ticket if you don't go over 130 km on the 401 corridor.
I haven't seen the speed limit sign that says 130..the only one I keep seeing is the one that says 100 km
First they slow down the trucks to 105 ,enforced by the MTO,and now the level of tolerence for passenger cars has gotten so high that you have a big difference of speed between cars and big trucks.and that means ,less reaction time in case of emergency,Big ,nasty accidents in the making for sure.
Their is a solution,
First bring up the speed limit to 110km like it is most everywhere else in north America.and take away the tolerence level.
This could be done over a period of time giving the drivers plenty of notice and warning that after a while tickets will be given for anything over 110km.
After that, what we need is politiciens in Toronto or Ottawa to grow some Kahounahs and stop being afraid of doing things because they think it might hurt their chances of being re-elected and start doing things that they know are good and safer for the public.
Like re-installing Foto-radar,or photo-radar,of course.
Other states and provinces are doing it,it slows down traffic.you don't need police officers risking their lifes and everybody around them while they're trying to go pick the car doing 155 in 5 lanes of traffic full of cars doing 140.
I see this situation almost everyday,except most cops won't try that,and,can you blame them?
This only makes a dangerous situation even worse.
Bring back photo-radar,give people plenty of warning and time to adjust.this would slow traffic down,make the roads safer,and create another source of revenue,versus...uh...I don't know....
raising taxes !!!! sounds like a win-win-win to me.
It works in other places,why not here ?
Photo-radar....doesn't have to be a bad word.
Stay safe out there.
Cheers.
Well I think that's probably a good idea,texting takes the drivers concentration away from the road probably even more than talking on the phone.from my experience anyway.
But,before we start making up new laws,do you not think that it might be a good idea to inforce the ones that already exist ???
Let me tell you what I see on the roads everyday,being a trucker and all.
It is not a stretch to say nowadays that you probably will NOT get a speeding ticket if you don't go over 130 km on the 401 corridor.
I haven't seen the speed limit sign that says 130..the only one I keep seeing is the one that says 100 km
First they slow down the trucks to 105 ,enforced by the MTO,and now the level of tolerence for passenger cars has gotten so high that you have a big difference of speed between cars and big trucks.and that means ,less reaction time in case of emergency,Big ,nasty accidents in the making for sure.
Their is a solution,
First bring up the speed limit to 110km like it is most everywhere else in north America.and take away the tolerence level.
This could be done over a period of time giving the drivers plenty of notice and warning that after a while tickets will be given for anything over 110km.
After that, what we need is politiciens in Toronto or Ottawa to grow some Kahounahs and stop being afraid of doing things because they think it might hurt their chances of being re-elected and start doing things that they know are good and safer for the public.
Like re-installing Foto-radar,or photo-radar,of course.
Other states and provinces are doing it,it slows down traffic.you don't need police officers risking their lifes and everybody around them while they're trying to go pick the car doing 155 in 5 lanes of traffic full of cars doing 140.
I see this situation almost everyday,except most cops won't try that,and,can you blame them?
This only makes a dangerous situation even worse.
Bring back photo-radar,give people plenty of warning and time to adjust.this would slow traffic down,make the roads safer,and create another source of revenue,versus...uh...I don't know....
raising taxes !!!! sounds like a win-win-win to me.
It works in other places,why not here ?
Photo-radar....doesn't have to be a bad word.
Stay safe out there.
Cheers.
Tuesday, February 2, 2010
How fast is fast enough?
I have been going up and down the 401 and many other major roads in North America for years.
I have seen all kinds of people that call themselves "drivers".
Nowadays you have cars that are faster, more powerfull with all kinds of features,
Are these features,perhaps getting to the point that they are not so safe.?
I'm talking about all the news stuff designed to bring the driver more information,like that big monitor that all new cars have somewhere in there dash now,The car companies are giving the drivers the posibility to crank those things up so bright,I'm sure nobody in the back seat could get any rest if they needed it.From my vantage point(being higher up in my truck)I see these cars at night going down the road with a bright white-blue glow comming out of all the windows.
Now I'm no rocket scientist,but I know it is not possible to have a good night vision and see properly what's going on outside your car at night when it's so bright outside your car.
And your mind will naturally pay more attention to what's more prominent to the senses.
Not a problem,say the car companies,we'll just make the headlight brighter.
What a good idea !!!(for those who don't know me yet....insert sarcasism here please..ty)
So now ,if you were to try to pay attention at what's going on outside your car at 130 km/hr,
(and that's a whole other story) you can't ,because your blinded by the lights of the car coming towards you trying to do the same thing.
Kansas(the band)said ;"fight fire with fire" but it might not be the safest thing to do on the road.
So maybe we could all turn down our insde dash lights(yes,they are adjustable),make sure the headlights are adjusted properly i.e. not pointing too high..if you can't do that..your mechanic can.
Try this...on the road at night,outside the city,,turn your inside lights completely off.
You can see outside so much better.your eyes are not strained trying to adjust.
If doing this feels like it's making you too tired...maybe you should not be driving at this time.
Stay safe.
Cheers.
I have seen all kinds of people that call themselves "drivers".
Nowadays you have cars that are faster, more powerfull with all kinds of features,
Are these features,perhaps getting to the point that they are not so safe.?
I'm talking about all the news stuff designed to bring the driver more information,like that big monitor that all new cars have somewhere in there dash now,The car companies are giving the drivers the posibility to crank those things up so bright,I'm sure nobody in the back seat could get any rest if they needed it.From my vantage point(being higher up in my truck)I see these cars at night going down the road with a bright white-blue glow comming out of all the windows.
Now I'm no rocket scientist,but I know it is not possible to have a good night vision and see properly what's going on outside your car at night when it's so bright outside your car.
And your mind will naturally pay more attention to what's more prominent to the senses.
Not a problem,say the car companies,we'll just make the headlight brighter.
What a good idea !!!(for those who don't know me yet....insert sarcasism here please..ty)
So now ,if you were to try to pay attention at what's going on outside your car at 130 km/hr,
(and that's a whole other story) you can't ,because your blinded by the lights of the car coming towards you trying to do the same thing.
Kansas(the band)said ;"fight fire with fire" but it might not be the safest thing to do on the road.
So maybe we could all turn down our insde dash lights(yes,they are adjustable),make sure the headlights are adjusted properly i.e. not pointing too high..if you can't do that..your mechanic can.
Try this...on the road at night,outside the city,,turn your inside lights completely off.
You can see outside so much better.your eyes are not strained trying to adjust.
If doing this feels like it's making you too tired...maybe you should not be driving at this time.
Stay safe.
Cheers.
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