Posted
on Mon, Jun 18, 2012 at 4:12 PM
Dear beach-goers and residents of Cole Harbour and Lawrencetown: Please direct your attention to the speed signs on Portland Street as you proceed uphill. It makes absolutely no sense to me why they would make you putt along at 50km/hr as you climb Heartbreak Hill (there is a reason it has such a harsh and unforgiving name). What's nonsensical is the sign that reads 60km/hr at the top of the hill near the crescent. Not only should you be slowing down because of the crescent, you are also now entering a residential/ small commercial area. Instead, it speeds up as you are beginning a decent down the hill, and approaching a two kilometre string of traffic lights.
My intuition says someone might have screwed something up here. Shouldn't we be able to proceed faster up the hill while slowing down as we hit the peak? After all, we all know that we need to be hovering on the break as we proceed down a hill regardless. I just feel like it is foolish and should be changed. —Uphill Battle