Highways in Canada

[Ottawaresident]

What about ON?

[ssiguy]

Why on Earth would they get rid of the front liscence plate?

[lubicon]

Originally Posted by ssiguy

Why on Earth would they get rid of the front liscence plate?

Cost and practicality. There was little practical reason to keep the front plates, they don't really serve a purpose and eliminating them cut the cost of providing the plates in half. Alberta has not had them for many, many years now.

[SignalHillHiker]

Nice...

https://www.dottedlinetravels.com/blog/driving-in-newfoundland-tips

[SignalHillHiker]

I'm not sure how this works everywhere else... most of the places I've spent any time on the mainland have been large cities. But here all along the Trans Canada Highway there are unofficial crossings for ATVs/snowmobiles. You can see them because there's generally a little wooden ramp across the ditch on either side of the highway. The trails these are on generally branch out from the T'Railway, the former railway bed across the island. For whatever reason, it skips Corner Brook. So ATV and snowmobile users doing cross-island tours (or simply enjoying the trails around Corner Brook) have to stop, load their vehicles onto trailers, and drive them through the city to pick back up with the trails on the other side.

Now that's going to change...

[swimmer_spe]

Originally Posted by SignalHillHiker

I'm not sure how this works everywhere else... most of the places I've spent any time on the mainland have been large cities. But here all along the Trans Canada Highway there are unofficial crossings for ATVs/snowmobiles. You can see them because there's generally a little wooden ramp across the ditch on either side of the highway. The trails these are on generally branch out from the T'Railway, the former railway bed across the island. For whatever reason, it skips Corner Brook. So ATV and snowmobile users doing cross-island tours (or simply enjoying the trails around Corner Brook) have to stop, load their vehicles onto trailers, and drive them through the city to pick back up with the trails on the other side.

Now that's going to change...

Smaller cities in Ontario allow it. Here, I can drive my snowmachine or ATV throughout the town I live in.

[FrAnKs]

Ontario raising speed limit on three highways to 110 km/h in pilot project

...This is now leaving alone the provinces of Québec and Newfoundland & Labrador at 100 km/h.

https://torontosun.com/news/provincial/s...64yNYCI321ohx6UoBThXHEJDnRNYn4S9BkoSMOds

[Corndogger]

Originally Posted by FrAnKs

Ontario raising speed limit on three highways to 110 km/h in pilot project

...This is now leaving alone the provinces of Québec and Newfoundland & Labrador at 100 km/h.

https://torontosun.com/news/provincial/s...64yNYCI321ohx6UoBThXHEJDnRNYn4S9BkoSMOds

Speeds on most highways in Canada are way too low. I'm really surprised that Quebec doesn't have the highest speed limits. From what I've seen on videos posted to YouTube I'm not sure if Newfoundland has any highways were >100 is needed.

[ssiguy]

Well it's about time they raised the limit. I must admit thou that the QEW between Hamilton and Niagara is such a busy road that trying to cruise at 110 means waiting till after midnight. Still, they will bring it in province-wide. Governments always do 'pilot projects' to stem opposition from certain factions eventhough they have every intention of making it widespread in the end.

Most of you are too young to remember but 110 still doesn't even bring back speed limits to where they were in the mid-70s........75 mph. Back then people drove MUCH faster than they do today as speed limits on regular two-lane roads were 65.

[Proof Sheet]

Originally Posted by ssiguy

Well it's about time they raised the limit. I must admit thou that the QEW between Hamilton and Niagara is such a busy road that trying to cruise at 110 means waiting till after midnight. Still, they will bring it in province-wide. Governments always do 'pilot projects' to stem opposition from certain factions eventhough they have every intention of making it widespread in the end.

Most of you are too young to remember but 110 still doesn't even bring back speed limits to where they were in the mid-70s........75 mph. Back then people drove MUCH faster than they do today as speed limits on regular two-lane roads were 65.

According to this

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speed_limits_in_Canada

it was 70 mph from 1968-1976.

[acottawa]

I think it should be 130 on freeways outside of urban areas.

[Dengler Avenue]

Originally Posted by acottawa

I think it should be 130 on freeways outside of urban areas.

Then variable speed limit inside cities. Quebec City has that.

[FrAnKs]

Originally Posted by ssiguy

Most of you are too young to remember but 110 still doesn't even bring back speed limits to where they were in the mid-70s........75 mph. Back then people drove MUCH faster than they do today as speed limits on regular two-lane roads were 65.

...And when cars were much less safer than today too.

[FrAnKs]

Originally Posted by Dengler Avenue

Then variable speed limit inside cities. Quebec City has that.

That's only on A740 (Autoroute Robert-Bourassa)
Depending on the traffic density, it varies from 50, 70 and to a maximum of 90.

[CityTech]

Originally Posted by acottawa

I think it should be 130 on freeways outside of urban areas.

Problem is because speed limits are almost always lower than design speeds (both highways and city streets) people have the idea of "always go 20 over" ingrained.e If the speed limit is raised to 130 lots of people are going to go at 150 and that's not safe at all. 130 would have to be accompanied by a cultural change to the idea that the limit is the limit, and anything over is bad.

[Dengler Avenue]

Originally Posted by CityTech

Problem is because speed limits are almost always lower than design speeds (both highways and city streets) people have the idea of "always go 20 over" ingrained.e If the speed limit is raised to 130 lots of people are going to go at 150 and that's not safe at all. 130 would have to be accompanied by a cultural change to the idea that the limit is the limit, and anything over is bad.

That’s why I think 110 km/h is optimal, allowing people to drive up to 135 km/h.

[acottawa]

Originally Posted by CityTech

Problem is because speed limits are almost always lower than design speeds (both highways and city streets) people have the idea of "always go 20 over" ingrained.e If the speed limit is raised to 130 lots of people are going to go at 150 and that's not safe at all. 130 would have to be accompanied by a cultural change to the idea that the limit is the limit, and anything over is bad.

I agree that could be a problem initially, but could be fixed with tighter enforcement and changes in the fine structure. 120 or 130 is fairly common in Europe.

[Dengler Avenue]

Obviously, this will require consolidating the emergency detour routes. On that note, 402 has Highway 7/22, QEW has Highway 8, and 417 has Highway 17. I can see why they made the list.

[PEI highway guy]

Originally Posted by acottawa

I agree that could be a problem initially, but could be fixed with tighter enforcement and changes in the fine structure. 120 or 130 is fairly common in Europe.

In March I fleew to Texas and a cousin and I drove on I10, I75, the Florida turnpike and I95 from Houston to W Palm Beach (and back). 90% of the time thew speeed limit was 70 or 75 MPH(dec reasing slightly in larger cities.) I even saw one area where the limit was 80. Traffic flowed smoothly and I did not see many wild drivers, weavers or drivers stratiling lanes.

Gas mileage goes down at higher speeds. if that is not an issue for you, a bump to 110 should be welcome for most.

[SaskScraper]

originally posted by Proof Sheet
According to this
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speed_limits_in_Canada
it was 70 mph from 1968-1976.

If I remember right as a child, I think Alberta's 110km/hr speed limit on divided highways was for day time only, night time was 100km but some time in the 1990's I believe, they changed to 110km/hr all hours.

Originally Posted by Corndogger

Speeds on most highways in Canada are way too low. I'm really surprised that Quebec doesn't have the highest speed limits. From what I've seen on videos posted to YouTube I'm not sure if Newfoundland has any highways were >100 is needed.

With Newfoundland, PEI and the Territories road conditions (& moose) probably not built for higher speeds, i'm not surprised about their speed limits, also Quebec and the Atlantic provinces getting so much snow I'm not too surprised that Quebec doesn't have highest speed limit in Canada either and limited to 100km/hr. I am surprised though Ontario speed limit is 100km/hr. Last time I drove there, I could have sworn it was 110km/hr and therefore I drove ~130km/hr not thinking anything different.

Originally Posted by Dengler Avenue

That’s why I think 110 km/h is optimal, allowing people to drive up to 135 km/h.

I think that's generally how people view speed limits, in good conditions can tack on an extra 15 to 20% onto speed limit without worrying too much about getting tagged in speed traps.

for example, Saskatoon to Regina is 259kms distance but most drivers do it in almost exactly 2hrs, city limits to city limits.