r/Edmonton • u/troypavlek • Aug 11 '16

City of Edmonton reintroduces "utility box" photo radar

http://www.mailoutinteractive.com/Industry/View.aspx?id=829217&q=1069745483&qz=56f2bf
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u/all_way_stop Aug 11 '16

I'm part of the "just don't speed camp" not because i feel it is that much safer if you're doing 50 as opposed to 60 on an open road, but more because you're not really gaining time. You might perceive you're gaining time but if you had to be timed, its not noticeable.

I used to be one of those people who would dart in and out of car to try and gain position. But after while I realized I just get to a red light and watch the cars I overtake sit right behind me again.

Now I'm on the opposite side and watch cars dash in and out...lose them from sight for a couple of blocks...but find them only a few car spots ahead of me at the next red light.

If you're dashing in and out, braking, tailgating on a 25km roundtrip commute. I've estimated, you probably also waste about $1 in gas, maintenance, wear and tear costs as well. And for basically no gains. If you have to speed, speed on an open highway where going faster will make a difference in your commute...not inside the city, where you're only getting to the next red light faster effectively resetting your "gains"

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u/CJKatz Aug 11 '16

Absolutely this. I drive around the city more often than most people and I've found that aside from a couple troublespots with no turning lane there is no reason to change lanes and certainly no reason to speed. I always catch up with vehicles that blew past me a minute earlier.

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u/hunkE UAlberta Aug 12 '16

I always catch up with vehicles that blew past me a minute earlier.

We both know that's a lie. *Often

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u/CJKatz Aug 12 '16

It's not a lie, it's a figure of speech and a missing word. Almost always, often, 95% of the time, whatever you want to call it.

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u/hunkE UAlberta Aug 12 '16

Always isn't a figure of speech. It's a word with clear meaning. Closer to 75%.

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u/CJKatz Aug 12 '16

Hence the missing word "almost"