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[SeaKingTacco]

Well maybe not quite in Red Deer, but it is well outside any Edmontonian noise complainers’ reach…

You don’t know South Edmonton….

 

[YZT580]

How many laws do you break when driving?

I just drive with the traffic. Last time I was out there I averaged 120 between YYC and Airdrie and I was in the slower lane for the most part.

 

[ytz]

That is pretty much the going rate on QE2.

Not saying it is legal, or right.

Don't get me started on the normalization of deviance with our driving habits. That said, door to door, 128 km in one hr would still be tight and I doubt anybody truly plans on that time. I would guess more like plan on 1.25 - 1.5 hrs.

 

[Brad Sallows]

1, 1.5. Who cares? You have your own car when you get there.

 

[mariomike]

Never driven the QE2 . But , from what I understand , the speed limit is 120.

I've driven Alberta Hwy 28 in rental cars.

I heard vehicular carnage described as , "Our bread and butter". A rather insensitive way of putting it , but they had a point.

One of reasons I , speaking only for myself, prefer riding passenger rail.

 

[AmmoTech90]

Never driven the QE2 . But , from what I understand , the speed limit is 120.

A test section for 22km

 

[mariomike]

A pleasure traveling 320 km/h on the Shinkansen with a drink in your hand.

 

[YZT580]

A test section for 22km

There was a time when the set rate was 70 mph if I recall correctly. It was certainly above 100 kmh. 60 mph was the speed limit on the secondary highways such as 10 and 6

 

[Halifax Tar]

Maybe Kingston, maybe no Kingston

https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/alto-route-change-kingston-9.7244054

 

[Czech_pivo]

Maybe Kingston, maybe no Kingston

https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/alto-route-change-kingston-9.7244054

Need to steer completely clear of Deseronto area with HSR. If we don't we will only regret it in the future.

Not sure why Peterborough should even be in the HSR route if they include Kingston going forward, makes zero sense.

 

[brihard]

Maybe Kingston, maybe no Kingston

https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/alto-route-change-kingston-9.7244054

As a regional hub that would probably make sense… In the long term Kingston has a lot of obvious potential for significant population growth; if we envision a long term hub and spoke network where HSR act as hubs, then yeah, Kingston tracks. It would also place Kingston well as a commuter city for Toronto, Ottawa, or even conceivably Montreal.