fanny bay r1

They are actually more evil than you think - they intend to pre-scout the speed traps then merge into one lane just as they approach and have the minivans and SUVs go flying by into the waiting arms of the morons!!

SinVancouver

This was during a monthly club event.. 40-50 cars drive from West Van to Squamish at 6:30am and back to have breakfast at a local greasy spoon.. its been happening for 15+ years with little next to no incidents. No members pass any other members during the drive so calling it racing is such an exaggeration. This highway was fully upgraded from single lane to two lane separated highway for the Olympics, and the speed limits were not changed from 80km.. its a massive over reaction and then fueled by terrible reporting linking this to other totally dissimilar events that have occurred lately. So sad.

S.

JimV8

Sorry I didn't read the whole thread. A bunch of guys in Porsches get pulled over a week before and got off with a warning and a week later at the same spot get pulled over for speeding. Forget the issue of speeding, it's not the issue. I'm guessing these folks are novices. I know that road and there are places and there are places and that's not one of them to play on.

John 996 TT Cab

The issue with upping the limits is it seems BC won't allow over 80 km where there are intersections as opposed to clover leafs etc. If there's a possibility of a car entering the highway at 90 degrees I don't think you'll find limit over 80k. Too high a possibility of a high speed (by the guy on the highway) T-Bone with the hapless guy trying to get on/across the highway and not realizing the approach speed of the guy on the highway.

Yes that highway is capable of accepting 90k to 100k speeds with no issue other than the intersections.

John in Vancouver

fanny bay r1

Well you've obviously never driven on the Island and the inland island highway goes from 110 kph down to 90 kph for maybe 100 meters at the cross junctions - everyone goes through them at 110 kph. The S2S speeds are idiodic IMO!!

Cosmo Kramer

Whoa I was reading some of the comments in the article. No wonder it is nicknamed the "left coast".

Not too many Porsche supporters there!

zer026T

Certainly some moronic comments, I was shocked at the number of people who assume all Porsche owners are wealthy and that these drivers were kids born with silver spoons in their mouths. It's disappointing to see what goes through the minds of the majority of other drivers out there when they see a Porsche on the road. But glad to see there are a few strong supporters also.

Targatoo

We are wealthy.

Statement of fact. That's all.

LastMezger

You know the difference between a Porsche and a porcupine...

Hot Oil

I work with a company that designed the S2S Highway and it is rated for 160 kph. The Coquihala is rated at 200 kph. These are the maximum speeds under ideal conditions on most sections of the highways. ICBC has dummied down driving here in BC to the lowest common denominator and my RCMP friends cynically say it is all about collecting revenues for the provincial government. There was a report written over 4 years ago sitting in a file in Victoria that advocates for upping the speed limits here in BC, marginally, but an increase nonetheless. Just across the US border, we routinely drive down the I5 at 75 MPH and the same roads on this side are 50 MPH. If we were to match WA State, all would be good and there would be less problems on our roads, but there would also be less revenue from speed enforcement.
In the 70's with cars that couldn't turn well and had a hard time stopping, the #1 Highway speed limit was 75 MPH. We seem to be going backwards.

Hot Oil

I work with a company that designed the S2S Highway and it is rated for 160 kph. The Coquihala is rated at 200 kph. These are the maximum speeds under ideal conditions on most sections of the highways. ICBC has dummied down driving here in BC to the lowest common denominator and my RCMP friends cynically say it is all about collecting revenues for the provincial government. There was a report written over 4 years ago sitting in a file in Victoria that advocates for upping the speed limits here in BC, marginally, but an increase nonetheless. Just across the US border, we routinely drive down the I5 at 75 MPH and the same roads on this side are 50 MPH. If we were to match WA State, all would be good and there would be less problems on our roads, but there would also be less revenue from speed enforcement.
In the 70's with cars that couldn't turn well and had a hard time stopping, the #1 Highway speed limit was 75 MPH. We seem to be going backwards.

fanny bay r1

Couldn't agree more!!!

IMO what makes many of our roads dangerous is low speed limits that a significant percentage of our population (old gits in BC) insists on driving at 5-10 kph under that threshold, the next highest percentage are those that will never pass anyone - ever - so it sets up a chain of cars (and Harleys - who are just another group of old gits in BC) Then those that want to pass (like me) have to pass numbers of cars at once (thereby requiring some measure of speeding), then these folks who are all driving ridiculously slower feel fully entitled to flip you the bird as you go by -- casue you're the real danger!!!

Groups like the RCMP, Safety *****, and MADD (they'd want you locked up for having a beer with dinner) have turned us into complete nanny state!!!

P0rsch3F113

+1

Adamant1971

+2

Ontario is absolutely brutal. I was recently in Michigan and the highways were great 75mph speed limit. As soon I crossed back into Ontario, *** hats in the fast lane, people doing 85k etc.

Speedyellow993

Wow....it's looks like BC public is on a witch hunt.

The locals are pretty angry with anyone who seems to have money.