Port Alberni Speed Watch Points to Ponder

Points to Ponder

Unsafe speed means more than exceeding the posted limit. It may be translated into following too closely, failing to yield and driving too fast for conditions (weather, traffic flow, time of day, etc.)

 The faster you go, the longer it takes to stop. It takes 13 metres to come to a complete stop when driving 30 km/h (on a dry, paved surface) but more than double that distance, 27 metres, when driving at 50 km/h. At 120 km.h, a vehicle will travel the length of a football field before stopping completely. 

As speed increases, so does centrifugal force. Thus, at high speeds, safely negotiating curves becomes increasingly difficult. The faster you go, the harder you hit. Crashes involve intense forces as the energy of speed is released upon impact. The human body is a fragile structure which can sustain catastrophic damage when subjected to these forces. 

 If you are interested in serving your community through the SpeedWatch program, please fill out an application form and take it to the RCMP detachment located at 4444 Morton Street Port Alberni, B.C. V9Y 4M8 

         For more information about Port Alberni Speed Watch, 

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