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The sped limit on the south side of 1st street bridge and going over the bridge is 50. 70 km zone does not start until you are over the bridge on the north side.  
Today while going over the speed limit a truck cut around me doing about 75 or 80 giving me the finger for going the speed limit. Not the first time.  
Why don't these guys get caught? Over the bridge many times in a day and always someone speeding by me before the increase.

I'm not from Brandon, but more than a few times I have seen vehicles stopped, in both directions - big brother is watching and working.

That area is a high police ticketed area, in both directions.

It is time the City moves forward and installs radar cameras like Winnipeg. Such a waste of police man hours and resources. BPS can't be everywhere all the time monitoring speeding but cameras can. I know that Councilor Lubke has been pushing this issue forward. The sooner the better.  
 
Edited by usualstuff, 2024-08-22 16:08:03

I use 1st st going to work. I see this a lot. I haven't seen the police patrol the bridge as much lately. Also, the speed limit on 1st st between the bridge to the TransCandaa Highway is 70 km per hour NOT 90 + . I will gladly put my cruise control on exactly 70 per hour and see if some bozo gets pulled over if they pass me. We don't need speed cameras as oppose to people use their brains and respect the speed limits and drive safe, well for Brandon purposes atleast.

We dont need speed cameras in Brandon, however, we need Red light cameras.  
 
Speed cameras are very very expensive to install and maintain.

which lane were you in?  
If you travelled in the left lane and were going speed limit you deserved "The Finger".

There is one speed limit. Doesn’t matter which lane you’re in. The right lane is for traffic travelling slower than the speed limit. The left lane is not a designated speeding lane. Just sayin….

Are you one of those ignorant people who doesn't let the faster vehicle pass??  
allow to pass in the left lane. move over.  
let traffic flow,

So good to know that the "left" lane has NO speed limit over the bridge, and the 50 KM limit only applies to the right lane,  
Perhaps you should mention that to BPS , just so they know and understand that!

Yeah if you were in the left lane going slow then that isn't fair.  
Even if the posted limit says 70KM and your driving 65km, then you are in the wrong and should've moved over.  
 
I don't think Brandon drivers really get that at all!  
Even within city limits, yes the posted sign is 50km, but it is necessary to drive 30-40km? I think police should be ticketing people that drive slow as well.  
 
Maybe next time see how big of a line is behind you when driving and then look at your speed and just move over.

100% agreed!  
 
The left lane is also called the PASSING LANE!  
 
I'm not justifying unsafe traffic behavior or road rage. Sorry!  
 
To many drivers in Brandon just don't understand the meaning of defensive driving.

 
 
Edited by Irie Mon, 2024-08-24 10:04:37

An honest question: does this apply in this exact spot (the right lane/travel lane thing)?  
 
It's very clearly the rule of highways and high-speed routes that slower traffic keeps right, but does that rule still apply to city streets at lower speeds?  
 
I learned to drive in Winnipeg and lived close to Regent Ave and I distinctly remember being taught in by my in-car driver's Ed instructor to just "pick a lane". When your roadway is 3 or 4 lanes wide and you're only going 60-70 km a hour, the purpose of the mult-lane is capacity, not necessarily safety.  
 
So apply that to Brandon, while a lot of our multi-lane roads are technically highways (so are the big roads in Winnipeg btw, it's just that the relationship between the COW and Highways is different than here), not all of them are. And vice-versa, not all highways are multi-lane here in town. It makes sense to me that in this scenario, you travel in whatever lane is available to you.  
 
But at that point that the OP is talking about? It's still 50 for a part before becoming 70. Even at 70, it's still behaving like an urban street - lots of points to turn off and on, multiple traffic lights etc. It's the equivalent of Dugald Road in Winnipeg, which is definately NOT a highway even though it turns into one outside of the City.  
 
I agree that it's frustrating when people drive excessively slow, but it's also the maximum. Are there statutory minimums in Manitoba? If not, they are technically not in the wrong.

Within city limits they are travel lanes, not passing lanes.  
 
Because it was mentioned, you can get a ticket for driving slow (10km below posted) but it's rarely done.

Although there are posted limits, law enforcement consider 10kph over the limit to be an acceptable speed. Even 15 to 17kph is acceptable.  
 
The “official” position is that any amount over the posted limit is illegal and subject to ticketing. If you have friends in law enforcement, they will tell you “off the record” that you won’t get a ticket for only going 10 or 15 over the limit.  
 
I routinely drive 60-65kph on major streets in Brandon (not residential streets because that’s just irresponsible) and I’ve never in my 40+ years of driving received a speeding ticket for driving 15kph over the limit.

I got ticketed for going 104 on the 110. People can speed past me now when I’m doing 95 but I am not getting another ticket.

...Once I hit that bridge going north, I floor it...so git out the wayyyy!  
Not residential or anything there. Just coming back into the city, I can understand this.  
 
(tho, I try to stay under 80km/hr on that stretch)

If your odometer is out by 3 to 5kph, then you’d be at 107 to 109 in a 90.  
 
It’s not luck that I haven’t got a ticket for 10 or 15 over in 40+ years of driving.  
 
I’m not perfect. I have received two warnings for being 18 and 22 over. Also a couple tickets years ago for exceeding 20+kph over the limit.  
 
I think it may also depend on other traffic. I think you’re more likely to receive a ticket if you’re weaving in and out of slower cars.

Nope I’m not. But I know several people who have been ticketed for going 70 heading north over that bridge and I try very hard to not be one of them.  
 
Edited by Grama27, 2024-08-24 18:49:28

That is absolutely fine!  
Just stay in the right lane and let others pass safely.  
 
thanks

Regardless of what lane you’re in on that bridge, until you hit the sign that says 70, it’s 50 in both lanes

exactly It is 50 until it is 70. photo radar is definitely needed for sure.  
 
Edited by allthefaultinourstar, 2024-08-25 21:34:28

...so if you are driving 50, drive in the right lane to allow the vehicle driving 52 and risking to get ticketed, to safely pass you in the left lane.  
 
understood???

What if you are wanting to turn left at the park entrance?

NO, I don't understand your insistence that it is a PASSING LANE and not a travel lane.  
also that you keep pushing the idea that speeding above the limit is quite acceptable.  
 
I travel that route every day and the exta few seconds it takes to hit the 70 Km sign is insignificant,  
On most of my trips, I am usually one or maybe 2 cars behind you cause I catch up to you at one of the three red traffice lights on the way to TC.  
And since I turn west at TC usually get the green arrow before you have even moved,  
 
Many times I have seen BPS just north of the bridge with some one pulled over plus they sit just around the first curve where you can't see them.  
Speed limits are there for the safety of all drivers.

Here's the deal, the highway traffic laws are not simply suggestions. Its the part of the title. Highway Traffic Laws. Follow the law or get off the road. Period.  
 
 
P.S. If anyone reading this is inconvenienced or annoyed by the traffic laws of Manitoba perhaps you should not have the privilege to drive on Manitoba roads.  
 
Edited by SpookyFodder, 2024-08-26 00:03:07

The law is the law, you don’t get to speed because you feel like it, and people don’t need to move because you feel like speeding

Amen!

I followed an RCMP car into town over the 1st st. bridge yesterday (I stayed back a ways). He went 60kph over the bridge and 60kph all the way up 1st to Richmond. And no he wasn't on an emergency. We both ended up at Tim's.