To the Editor:
Here is my two cents worth for the City of Weyburn wanting to change the speed limits in certain areas of the city.
First of all Coun. Rob Stephanson’s comment about “Being consistent with the rest of the world so it’s not 10 different rules and 10 different places” has nothing, absolutely nothing, in common with the speed limit change in Weyburn.
Please show me the 10 different rules and the 10 different places you are talking about. I’m sure someone in Spain, if driving through Weyburn will watch for speed limit signs.
Coun. Bailey made a great statement, about how long it takes to cross this city. If a change in speed limit is not about flow of traffic, then why change it? That is a no-brainer.
I think councillors Bailey, Morrissette and Van Betuw are correct. There is no real reason to increase the speed limit to 50 km/h. Just because other cities of this size have speed limits of 50 km/h, does that mean that we have to also?
Consistency between cities is not important, as our street lane designation proves that! In fact the city brought in people to examine our traffic patterns and change our lane designation at intersections. If someone tells me that eight out of 10 cities have speed limits of 50 km/h and we must also do it, then what they’re really saying is that when someone enters a city, they will then assume that the speed limit is 50 km/h.
I don’t know about you, but when I enter a city, any town, anywhere, I watch for speed limit signs. It’s called common sense, being aware, driving.
If they change the school zones to 30 km/h (which I am fine with, if the rest of the city is left to 40 km/h), there will be 20 km/h difference, and if someone misses that 30 km/h they will then be going through school zones at 50-plus, which is just crazy.
I really hope that people will read this, and contact your city councillor and mayor, and city manager.
Just as a side note I’m not sure anyone would want to go 50 km/h with the ridiculous terrible conditions that are streets are in.
Also, if I am reading this right, I believe that putting the power in one person’s hands (the City Engineer) to change the signs, is wrong.
This is a democracy, last time I checked. (I am really looking forward to our next civic election for some common sense.)
Johnny Knox, Weyburn
