Toronto is getting a bunch of new road signs to help stop drivers from speeding
Get ready to see some new signs in the middle of traffic lanes to remind drivers of the speed limit in Toronto.
Up too 100 in-road, flexible speed signs will be installed across Toronto's wards as part of the city's Vision Zero Road Safety plan.
Seeing these signs pop up around Toronto. Love 'em! More please. #VisionZero pic.twitter.com/QKDjOe1ZSn
— Todd Irvine (@todd_irvine) August 9, 2022
These signs will be placed in the centre of the road to serve "as an additional tool in our road safety toolkit to encourage compliance with the posted speed limit in high-priority areas," according to Transportation Services.
i love living in toronto because you can spend your evening seeing exquisite, world-class art, and then on the way home get killed by a car speeding past open streetcar doors
— Sophie Paas-Lang (@sophiepaaslang) March 8, 2020
Installation is meant to happen on two-way roads with one travel lane in reach direction, parking areas or parking prohibitions to maintain a clear through lane and in areas with a posted speed limit not exceeding 40 kilometres/hour (i.e. school zones).
Though you might just think these are ordinary signs, they are designed to have a "narrowing effect" on roadways, which can give drivers the perception of the need to slow down.
Toronto drivers have hit three pedestrians this morning and it's just after 10 a.m. #VisionZero pic.twitter.com/ffu2vXeGYY
— David Rider (@dmrider) August 10, 2022
"The installation serves as both a visual reminder of the posted speed limit and a physical device to slow motor vehicle speeds as they pass the sign," said the city.
A pilot phase testing out 10 school areas has already taken place on Underhill Drive, Sloane Avenue, McCown Road, Prince Edward Drive South, Glenholme Avenue, Oakwood Avenue, Boultbee Avenue, Davisville Avenue, Silverstone Drive and Bay Mills Boulevard.
Toronto is back! (Dining beside speeding cars)
— Chris Locke (@chrislockeworld) August 13, 2021
The pilot first started in 2018.
A media spokesperson confirmed the city is looking to install anywhere between 150-200 signs this year, with 97 already installed.
Don Trail, near the Bloor Viaduct around 5:30 pm today.
— Glendon Mellow (@FlyingTrilobite) August 10, 2022
In 59 seconds, 14 out of 16 southbound cars are speeding past this construction site. Watch the sign on the right.
This is considered normal, but cyclists getting exercise in High Park is an affront. #BikeTO #Toronto pic.twitter.com/z2ziH0Me5p
We'll have to wait and see if these signs actually make drivers slow down.
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