Wasn't it swiss francs? I think the exchange is even worse.
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Ford government proposing photo radar
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Don't know why I went so far to Texas for a story, here in my apartment building they suddenly placed a coin machine/meter thing in the visitors parking lot, to park in the visitors now you had to pay $2.50 an hour. Many people got tickets for not purchasing time. People then started to shove used bubble gum inside the coin slot and breaking the digital screen, all kinds of vandalism. They fixed the machine 4 or 5 times only to be vandalized again. They gave up and removed it. It only lasted 2 months.
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I'm all for government intervention specifically in the GTA area but it has to be done right - a holistic approach - involving experts / international best practices etc, no half measures.
The situation on the roads these days reminds me of Dubai in the early 2000s. With a booming economy, there was a melting pot of cultures with different driving backgrounds, lots of construction / heavy vehicles on the road, more traffic, aggressive driving behaviour, street racing, big variance in speed, disregard for rules etc... After many, many, traffic fatalities, both pedestrians and drivers/passengers, public/media outcry, the government intervened strongly and looking at the statistics these days - it speaks for itself - they've done well. Yes, a more authoritarian government there, but way more effective in addressing the issue - change can't come soon enough here so we don't keep seeing more tragedies. It's heartbreaking to see a whole family wiped out for nothing... I see these news articles of photo radar, speed cameras, lowering speed limits and so on, but big picture, is there even an overarching plan for road safety in Ontario or is it just every man/woman/child for him/herself? If there is a plan, could someone share info, I'd be interested to read it.
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I live downtown and was debating over winter whether to share my bike between street and track or track only. After my first track day a couple of weeks ago, I realised how much safer Shannonville Motorsports Park was than the drive to/from there. I know it might not always be that way on track, I know some days are better than others, and we all ride and enjoy motorcycling in different ways - for me, I've lost interest in riding street in the GTA - unlikely to get back into it until I move further out of town. 6 more track days booked at various tracks for the rest of the season - that's enough to satisfy my motorcycling appetite.
The situation on the roads these days reminds me of Dubai in the early 2000s. With a booming economy, there was a melting pot of cultures with different driving backgrounds, lots of construction / heavy vehicles on the road, more traffic, aggressive driving behaviour, street racing, big variance in speed, disregard for rules etc... After many, many, traffic fatalities, both pedestrians and drivers/passengers, public/media outcry, the government intervened strongly and looking at the statistics these days - it speaks for itself - they've done well. Yes, a more authoritarian government there, but way more effective in addressing the issue - change can't come soon enough here so we don't keep seeing more tragedies. It's heartbreaking to see a whole family wiped out for nothing... I see these news articles of photo radar, speed cameras, lowering speed limits and so on, but big picture, is there even an overarching plan for road safety in Ontario or is it just every man/woman/child for him/herself? If there is a plan, could someone share info, I'd be interested to read it.
Dubai wins IRF Global Road Achievement Award for Road Safety | Traffic Technology Today
Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has won the Global Road Achievement Award for Road Safety from the International Road Federation (IRF) for the
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I live downtown and was debating over winter whether to share my bike between street and track or track only. After my first track day a couple of weeks ago, I realised how much safer Shannonville Motorsports Park was than the drive to/from there. I know it might not always be that way on track, I know some days are better than others, and we all ride and enjoy motorcycling in different ways - for me, I've lost interest in riding street in the GTA - unlikely to get back into it until I move further out of town. 6 more track days booked at various tracks for the rest of the season - that's enough to satisfy my motorcycling appetite.
boyoboy
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I felt the same way about the dangers of ridin fast on the street.
I took the fast school in the late 80's? I had done some limited races w a 81 750F so I had an unfair advantage when I took the fast school.
took level 123 in the lat 80's. I got picked top rider in level 2. back then the top rider pick out of twenty newbies got the next level for free. bonus! level 3 was a "2 day european style competition" or something like that. 2 free days! nothing like that today.
I still remember michelle mercier yelling at me "you're dragging everything in the corners" " you need to hang off more." despite his yelling at me, he had a big smile on his face.
I never did any td's before going racing
if you're thinking about it...go for it with something cheap . no regrets. accept my wallet lol.
I took the fast school in the late 80's? I had done some limited races w a 81 750F so I had an unfair advantage when I took the fast school.
took level 123 in the lat 80's. I got picked top rider in level 2. back then the top rider pick out of twenty newbies got the next level for free. bonus! level 3 was a "2 day european style competition" or something like that. 2 free days! nothing like that today.
I still remember michelle mercier yelling at me "you're dragging everything in the corners" " you need to hang off more." despite his yelling at me, he had a big smile on his face.
I never did any td's before going racing
if you're thinking about it...go for it with something cheap . no regrets. accept my wallet lol.
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How times have changed! There's no way you'd get anything like that these days. I had no idea that FAST school's been around that long. Racing would be an interesting option in the future. For now, I like TDs for a safe, controlled environment to enjoy the hobby, push the limits more than would be safe on the street and just keep learning! There's so much to learn!
Are people feeling safer now? Lots of repeat offenders nabbed before they ever got the first ticket in the mail. I'm sure the best way to teach people is to pile up fines and then dump the pile on them. People react really well when you do that.
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Data released by city officials on Friday show 7,645 tickets were issued between July 6 and July 20 by the 50 cameras installed near schools.
There were a total of 591 repeat offenders in the first two weeks of tickets being issued with the most frequent repeat offender receiving a total of eight speeding tickets at Trehorne Drive near Duffield Road.
The highest speed detected by the cameras was 80 km/h in a 40 km/h zone on Renforth Drive near Lafferty Street. That camera also issued the most tickets, 890, and is responsible for the highest fine to date of $718.
Almost 8,000 tickets issued by city's 50 photo-radar cameras in first two weeks
Almost 8,000 speeding tickets have been issued since the city launched its Automated Speed Enforcement program earlier this month. Data released by city officials on Friday show 7,645 tickets were issued between July 6 and July 20 by the 50 cameras installed near schools. There were a total of...
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Data released by city officials on Friday show 7,645 tickets were issued between July 6 and July 20 by the 50 cameras installed near schools.
There were a total of 591 repeat offenders in the first two weeks of tickets being issued with the most frequent repeat offender receiving a total of eight speeding tickets at Trehorne Drive near Duffield Road.
The highest speed detected by the cameras was 80 km/h in a 40 km/h zone on Renforth Drive near Lafferty Street. That camera also issued the most tickets, 890, and is responsible for the highest fine to date of $718.
Green Meenie
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That stretch of Renforth has always been a goldmine for generating speeding fines. Cops have always hung out there to increase their numbers. I get it. There's schools along that stretch - 3 I believe but come on! Can't they have a 40 speed limit 7:00 AM - 5:00 PM; Mon.-Fri. and 50 at all other times? It's not like kids actually walk to school and back anymore anyway. Parents drop off & pick up. It's nothing more than a money grab disguised as "think of our children"!
Oh Oh.... it's not a cash grab... someone think of the children.
Morons
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