Poll shows British Columbians want slower speed limits on residential streets

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Re: Poll shows British Columbians want slower speed limits on residential streets

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Were the same people also asked if they wanted to pay more taxes to enforce those wishes? Remember that the red light camera program was scaled back a few years ago due to the massive cost.
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801 people contacted ? what a load of .....
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Probably includes the survey sample that wants food waste recycling in Kelowna.
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Re: Poll shows British Columbians want slower speed limits on residential streets

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In stead of slowing down people more in this hectic paced life , how about extra driving training for those people who are unsafe at any speed !
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Re: Poll shows British Columbians want slower speed limits on residential streets

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The surveys were conducted in high density neighborhoods in big cities. with fewer that average car ownership and wage earners.
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SAILINGONE wrote: Dec 14th, 2024, 10:41 am The surveys were conducted in high density neighborhoods in big cities. with fewer that average car ownership and wage earners.
There are people from all regions in this survey, statistically weighted, what data are you pulling from to say that it was only conducted in high density neighborhoods with fewer car ownership and wage earners? It sounds like you've just made that up and naively think people will believe your purported information that has no basis in the data. A bad assumption when you haven't posted data to back that.
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Average city block takes 7 seconds to travel at 50kph

Drop speed limit to 30kph time increases by 4 seconds.


To me this doesn’t bother me at all.

I do see a number of drivers using side streets as speedways.
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Tack wrote: Dec 14th, 2024, 11:06 am
SAILINGONE wrote: Dec 14th, 2024, 10:41 am The surveys were conducted in high density neighborhoods in big cities. with fewer that average car ownership and wage earners.
There are people from all regions in this survey, statistically weighted, what data are you pulling from to say that it was only conducted in high density neighborhoods with fewer car ownership and wage earners? It sounds like you've just made that up and naively think people will believe your purported information that has no basis in the data. A bad assumption when you haven't posted data to back that.
Working people have no time to do these annoying phone surveys, but unionized civil payroll position holders who collect from the public trough, staying at home, have lots of time to answer these from their fully compensated home office.
Not so for those on the wealth producing tack, they have to hold the course and focus on providing the necessities for the nation, while constantly being harassed by the rulers. regulators, bureaucrats, gatekeepers and all the "stakeholders", narrative experts & scientists. Understandably the regressive progressives want "slow speed", good for job security and keeps adding payroll positions for the sisters, brothers and the different pronouns
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Re: Poll shows British Columbians want slower speed limits on residential streets

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SAILINGONE wrote: Dec 14th, 2024, 11:34 am
Tack wrote: Dec 14th, 2024, 11:06 am

There are people from all regions in this survey, statistically weighted, what data are you pulling from to say that it was only conducted in high density neighborhoods with fewer car ownership and wage earners? It sounds like you've just made that up and naively think people will believe your purported information that has no basis in the data. A bad assumption when you haven't posted data to back that.
Working people have no time to do these annoying phone surveys, but unionized civil payroll position holders who collect from the public trough, staying at home, have lots of time to answer these from their fully compensated home office.
Not so for those on the wealth producing tack, they have to hold the course and focus on providing the necessities for the nation, while constantly being harassed by the rulers. regulators, bureaucrats, gatekeepers and all the "stakeholders", narrative experts & scientists. Understandably the regressive progressives want "slow speed", good for job security and keeps adding payroll positions for the sisters, brothers and the different pronouns
So huge assumptions there with no backing in any data, got it. Again naive to think that you're correct without any data.

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