Comments for SENSE BC http://www.sense.bc.ca Safety by Education Not Speed Enforcement Fri, 06 Jan 2012 21:06:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Comment on Realistic Speed Limits Prevented by BC Politics by Kevin Edge http://www.sense.bc.ca/2011/10/05/realistic-speed-limits-prevented-by-bc-politics/comment-page-1/#comment-7 Kevin Edge Fri, 06 Jan 2012 21:06:57 +0000 http://new.sense.bc.ca/?p=3653#comment-7 What can I do to help? As a travelling sales rep in southern BC and Alberta for 25 years I do a lot of driving. Have never been in an accident but have "earned" lots of tickets - and fought lots in court. While I am not a proponent of speeding in residential areas at all, the latest impound your car for 40 over is a joke on some of our super highways like the Coquihalla. Despite auto technology increasing by leaps and bounds since that highway was built they have never corrected the speeds to match. Ever print out the ICBC report and fully digest it? The overwhelming majority of excessive speed fatalities in BC occur between Nov and April and are flagged as excessive speed due to conditions - ice and snow. Wow - what a surprise! This is Canada. Meanwhile almost no fatalities happen during the summer months on dry roads, but guess where all the radar is? We need a different kind of governance in this province that does not rely on lies about statistics and worships social engineering... What can I do to help? As a travelling sales rep in southern BC and Alberta for 25 years I do a lot of driving. Have never been in an accident but have “earned” lots of tickets – and fought lots in court.
While I am not a proponent of speeding in residential areas at all, the latest impound your car for 40 over is a joke on some of our super highways like the Coquihalla. Despite auto technology increasing by leaps and bounds since that highway was built they have never corrected the speeds to match. Ever print out the ICBC report and fully digest it? The overwhelming majority of excessive speed fatalities in BC occur between Nov and April and are flagged as excessive speed due to conditions – ice and snow. Wow – what a surprise! This is Canada. Meanwhile almost no fatalities happen during the summer months on dry roads, but guess where all the radar is?
We need a different kind of governance in this province that does not rely on lies about statistics and worships social engineering…

]]> Comment on Realistic Speed Limits Prevented by BC Politics by tenthirtythree http://www.sense.bc.ca/2011/10/05/realistic-speed-limits-prevented-by-bc-politics/comment-page-1/#comment-5 tenthirtythree Tue, 03 Jan 2012 00:14:34 +0000 http://new.sense.bc.ca/?p=3653#comment-5 Well at least one thing about receiving a ticket from police personnel is the circumstances surrounding the allegation. Photo Radar was a terrible program with again faulty short cuts in law that assisted to it's demise. Again it removed due process in law, something most police understand. Well at least one thing about receiving a ticket from police personnel is the circumstances surrounding the allegation.

Photo Radar was a terrible program with again faulty short cuts in law that assisted to it’s demise. Again it removed due process in law, something most police understand.

]]> Comment on Sanity and Integrity Needed in BC Speed Limits by tenthirtythree http://www.sense.bc.ca/2011/06/14/sanity-and-integrity-needed-in-bc-speed-limits-2/comment-page-1/#comment-4 tenthirtythree Tue, 03 Jan 2012 00:06:05 +0000 http://www.sense.bc.ca/?p=4325#comment-4 Ron Eves 11:45 AM (4 hours ago) to lesli.roseberry *From:* Ron Eves *To:* editorial@peacearchnews.com; edit@thenownewspaper.com *Sent:* Monday, January 2, 2012 11:22:00 AM *Subject:* Increase the speed The speed limit of 30 km/h on Marine Drive would best be adjusted to 50 km/h from October 1st through to April 30th. A solid argument against this, based on past accident and offence data, would be difficult at best. Recent enforcement initiatives by the White Rock RCMP reinforce that the most heinous offenders are driving in the 50-60 km/h range. At 30 km/h it is like shooting fish in a barrel. I wonder if the associated increased policing costs that will occur from such enforcement is something we are prepared to pay. A disputed ticket requires the RCMP member to travel to and from Court in Surrey as well as time at court. If the member involved is working a day shift, this requires he or she to be away from White Rock and not available to investigate complaints. If the RCMP member is on time off her or she would be entitled to receive overtime pay and other reimbursement expenses. The original fine from the ticket of $167.00 now becomes a serious taxpayer investment. Other areas of White Rock have major speeding issues as well. I wonder when the Thrift Avenue speedway will get the same special attention. Ron Eves White Rock Ron Eves
11:45 AM (4 hours ago)
to lesli.roseberry

*From:* Ron Eves
*To:* editorial@peacearchnews.com; edit@thenownewspaper.com
*Sent:* Monday, January 2, 2012 11:22:00 AM
*Subject:* Increase the speed

The speed limit of 30 km/h on Marine Drive would best be adjusted to 50
km/h from October 1st through to April 30th. A solid argument against
this, based on past accident and offence data, would be difficult at best.
Recent enforcement initiatives by the White Rock RCMP reinforce that the
most heinous offenders are driving in the 50-60 km/h range. At 30 km/h it
is like shooting fish in a barrel.

I wonder if the associated increased policing costs that will occur from
such enforcement is something we are prepared to pay. A disputed ticket
requires the RCMP member to travel to and from Court in Surrey as well as
time at court. If the member involved is working a day shift, this
requires he or she to be away from White Rock and not available to
investigate complaints. If the RCMP member is on time off her or she would
be entitled to receive overtime pay and other reimbursement expenses. The
original fine from the ticket of $167.00 now becomes a serious taxpayer
investment.

Other areas of White Rock have major speeding issues as well. I wonder
when the Thrift Avenue speedway will get the same special attention.

Ron Eves
White Rock

]]> Comment on Welcome to the new SENSE website by Tony http://www.sense.bc.ca/2011/12/12/welcome-to-the-new-sense-website/comment-page-1/#comment-2 Tony Thu, 15 Dec 2011 00:26:43 +0000 http://www.sense.bc.ca/?p=4314#comment-2 This is a very good description of what we go through here in BC.....keep up the good work Sense & hopefully one day the government will listen. This is a very good description of what we go through here in BC…..keep up the good work Sense & hopefully one day the government will listen.

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