SENSE BC

(Go to hyperlink URL to view video) DriveSmart BC is administered by retired RCMP traffic Cst. Tim Schewe. Once a week he posts a great blog about all things driving and traffic safety; and there's a twitter feed also. We don't always agree with his ideas which are those which are perfectly understandable as seen through the lens of a career traffic cop, but he's passionate and informative. This week he posted a video about using the 85th percentile for the setting of speed limits. These days the Vision Zero urbanistas are in full on discredit mode for the 85th percentile. Their rationale is that all roads, particularly urban roads, are for ALL road users and speed limits should be set at "safe speeds" or survival speeds. Not only should systems be put into place to reduce the probability of crashes (which we do not disagree with), but survival speeds are necessary to ensure the goal of Zero deaths are realized. We believe that drivers do not and never will choose travel speeds based on an arbitrary sign and that the idea of zero road deaths, while laudable, is impossible from an economic and practical standpoint. What's interesting about this post, is the reaction from his readers. #comment-7477" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">https://www.drivesmartbc.ca/speed/review-85th-percentile-speed-limit#comment-7477