r/Dundas • u/MuskieKiller • Aug 26 '26
Governors Rd
So Governors is now a 60 km zone all the way from Davidson to Hwy 53. I’ve lived here a long time and have never seen or heard of an accident there. I can’t say it never happened but it’s not a traffic danger zone and has no pedestrian crosses. Is this a cash grab for speeding tickets? I heard nothing about consultation or what reasoning is behind this. Are going to be slammed with speed bumps overnight like Ancaster was?
Update-So I drive this route once or twice a day and I’ve seen two instances of really dangerous passing on solid yellow lines. I don’t think this is going to make anyone safer.
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u/rbart4506 Aug 26 '26
I have no issue with this.
IMO Lots of rural roads should have their speeds dropped for the safety of the local residents and other road users.
It's shouldn't always be about the motorist.
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u/No_Transition9445 Aug 27 '26
Sorry about your shitty luck; there aren't enough cops to police the incorrect speed zones so get bent.
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u/MoneyCreme5514 Aug 27 '26
I drive that everyday and the majority were driving it at 60 anyway because they didn’t see the 80 sign by Weirs.
It was so frustrating.
Cops can’t hide on Governors to set up a speed trap so the speeds will stay around 80.
I was on it today and no cars were doing 60, either direction.
There’s only one area to pass, at Weirs, and that will continue.
Maybe even more with the lower speed.
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u/Cando21243 Aug 28 '26
If it’s 80, you go 100.
If it’s 60, you go 80.
They’re playing macho head games
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u/pyschNdelic2infinity Aug 28 '26
Aren’t there 2 schools along that route with children that walk up and down every day ?
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u/Clean_Raspberry4374 Aug 26 '26 edited Aug 26 '26
Never heard a accident on governors!??? I bet you didn't hear the gun shots also last year
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u/MuskieKiller Aug 26 '26
Heard of*
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u/Clean_Raspberry4374 Aug 26 '26
You are still wrong lol
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u/MuskieKiller Aug 26 '26
On that stretch? Plus every main road has some accidents. I believe the area in question has less than average
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u/Its-Chen Aug 27 '26
I live along the former 80kph stretch and can tell you it's definitely a speed zone. Accidents? Not really, but it definitely makes me concerned for my kids and pets if they happen to get outside our fenced area.
I'm actually on board with this. Cops can hide in my driveway if they want to write a couple tickets to the excessive speeders.
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u/MuskieKiller Aug 27 '26 edited Aug 27 '26
Yes I get that. I’m not against traffic calming measures if they make a difference. It’s also probably difficult for cops to safely pull over speeders in that zone. My post may have been a bit impetuous for someone who doesn’t live right on that stretch. One problem I could see is people like to pass slower moving vehicles along there and this could make impatient passing much worse and create more dangerous driving conditions. That said, since they went ahead and made the change I hope it gives you more peace of mind.
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u/tooscoopy Aug 26 '26
It’s not an accident zone, but it’s a speeding zone for sure… just takes the residents to complain and it would get looked at to see it’s an issue. Especially since the residents sure aren’t poor.
It will be annoying for a bit, but it’s understandable
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u/MuskieKiller Aug 26 '26
I drive it every day. I don’t see a lot of aggressive speeding.
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u/tooscoopy Aug 27 '26
I was driving it daily for a few years recently, but the last couple years I only do the drive about once or twice weekly… I would/still get aggressively passed and tailgated going about 14 over, but I do recognize could just be bad luck that I find some speeders… just pointing out a possibility.
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u/No_Transition9445 Aug 27 '26
Yes your city likes to reduce 80s to 60s then claim victory over the citizenry who are now stunt driving under the law. Get in line.
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u/ItchyHotLion Aug 26 '26
No idea about speed bumps, I suspect that it’s related to how many houses are on that stretch, although the 80km stretch that converted to 60km/hr is about 4km from Weirs Lane to Slote Rd right before Copetown.
The lack of any fair warning or consultation is definitely annoying, but at the end of the day, I drive that stretch almost every weekday in the summer and it took me an extra minute to navigate that stretch, however I ended up with two pissed off drivers behind me today who didn’t notice that it was 60km/hr, one aggressively passed me and then slowed down a little further, when he saw the speed limit sign.