DRPS Traffic Services has said that rising speeds on roads increase the severity risk of injury to, for example, pedestrians.
It was responding to debate on speed limits on Durham highways and roads.
In March, Ontario had put speed limits of 110 kilometres per hour on six sections of provincial highways. These include:
- Queen Elizabeth Way from Hamilton to St. Catharines;
- Highway 402 from London to Sarnia;
- Highway 417 from Ottawa to the Quebec border;
- Highway 417 from the Kanata area to Arnprior;
- Highway 401 from Windsor to Tilbury; and
- Highway 404 from Newmarket to Woodbine.
“A lot of comments on increasing limits…,” said a recent DRPS tweet.
But did you know results show that the average risk of severe injury for a pedestrian struck by a vehicle reaches:
- 10 per cent at an impact speed of 25kmh,
- 25 per cent at 35kmh,
- 50 per cent at 50kmh,
- 75 per cent at 65kmh, and
- 90 per cent at 75kmh
“… so SLOW DOWN, it said.