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[Victoria Watcher]

pro-rated by mile driven by each parent gender i bet more women run over their own children than men.

Edited by Victoria Watcher, 07 August 2020 - 07:46 AM.

[sebberry]

100% I have seen studies in the past that show the folks most likely to take risks on residential streets are the ones that live on those streets due to their familiarity of the area. 

 

I have family living on a road also home to someone who is fairly vocal on social media about wanting to lower residential speed limits.  

 

Based on what I've seen and heard of this person, I too agree that the statement that the locals are often the worst offenders is often true.  

[aastra]

 

...bet more women run over their own children than men.

 

You're saying women are more inclined to run over their own children than to run over men? What about when the sons of the women grow up? Do they get an exemption?

 

Anyway, in my family the statistics are skewed. My dad ran me over seven times whereas my mom ran me over only twice.

[Mike K.]

That must have been tiring. Did the punishments fit the crimes?

[aastra]

You're treading into a sensitive area. I'd prefer not to run over this again.

[Nparker]

Oh come on. Hit me baby, one more time.

[aastra]

These plays on words are exhausting. Can we please shift this thread out of reverse and start going forward? I can already see the mods coming in my rear-view mirror.

[aastra]

Everybody got the incense/holy smoke thing in the other thread, right?

[Mike K.]

I sensor some frustration here.

[aastra]

What are you driving at? I'm just asking you to back up a bit.

[Mike K.]

Hey, I didn’t start this.

[On the Level]

Oh lighten up.....we are just getting rolling.  It's not like anyone is getting thrown under the bus with a free pass.

[Victoria Watcher]

Victoria’s default speed limit will be reduced to 30 km/h if an application to participate in a provincial pilot project is approved.

The city’s decision deviates from other municipalities in the region, which are anticipated to participate in a group project lowering side street speeds to 40 km/h.



https://www.vicnews....-pilot-project/




But not all local councillors were on board with the proposal. Couns. Charlayne Thorton-Joe, Geoff Young and Stephen Andrew opposed the motion.

Edited by Victoria Watcher, 08 January 2021 - 08:31 PM.

[Nparker]

And the war on cars continues.

[Rex Waverly]

And the war on cars continues.

 

Well, it's really 'the war to reduce / eliminate preventable deaths and severe injuries" but 'war on cars' is just that much more catchy........

[Mike K.]

Won’t more people be negatively impacted by the rise in emissions?

[Barrrister]

This should really speed up bus service. 

[rjag]

Well, it's really 'the war to reduce / eliminate preventable deaths and severe injuries" but 'war on cars' is just that much more catchy........

 

How many 'deaths and severe injuries' have happened on side streets in Victoria in the last 10 years where speed in excess of 30kmh has been a factor? In fact how many deaths and severe injuries have occurred on side streets period?

 

CoV has data that shows average vehicle speeds on side streets in in the range of 25-35 for the most part so this will make zero difference apart from it makes good press to the anti-car safety nanny crowd that dont want facts to get in the way of their emotional state

 

Seb has a link to the speed data that he has shared in the past

[Victoria Watcher]

it actually seems crosswalk run-overs (of pedestrians, not bikes) are down over the last 12-18 months in victoria.  seemed for a while there we were hearing them every month.

[Nparker]

it actually seems crosswalk run-overs (of pedestrians, not bikes) are down over the last 12-18 months in victoria...

Fewer pedestrians on Victoria streets for most of 2020.