Speed limit to increase in nearly 200 school zones in Mississauga

https://www.insauga.com/speed-limit-to-increase-in-nearly-200-school-zones-in-mississauga/

Posted speed limits in nearly 200 Mississauga school zones will soon increase to 40 km/h

With the new amendments on local roads, City of Mississauga officials said the speed limit will remain 30 km/h from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m., Monday to Friday, and outside that period will be increased to 40 km/h. The move was prompted by complaints from drivers that the 30 km/h limit was too low during times when there were no students and other people around.

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Tm12@lemmy.ca · 13 pts · 1y (1 reply)

This might be an unpopular opinion, but I think all residential streets (2 lanes) should be 40 km/h limit. What’s the point of ripping 50-60 beside parked cars and people?

psx_crab@lemmy.zip · 12 pts · 1y

Standard is 30kmph(or 20mph), 40 is honestly a bit too fast for a residential area, but yeah kinda depend on how wide the road of the place and whether it's directly in front of home or not. Anything beyond that is dangerous.

bigdickdonkey@lemmy.ca · 12 pts · 1y (2 replies)

Isn’t that normal that school zone speeds are only in effect during and around schooltime?

unome@lemmy.ca · 6 pts · 1y (1 reply)

Seriously. In BC it's 50km/h outside school hours (8am-5pm) or days. Unless signed otherwise, but I've never seen one different.

Tm12@lemmy.ca · 4 pts · 1y

In Alberta, I believe playground zones are in effect until 9 pm. Makes sense in the summer, not so much in the winter. I don’t think something like Smith Ave in Burnaby should be 50 km/h though.