If you’ve had the chance to cruise down Hwy. 28 towards Cold Lake recently, you might have noticed something different, or not.
The Ardmore intersection, where the main highway meets Hwy. 897, now has a reduced speed of 80-kilometres per hour.
In addition, the province has added a no passing sign into the mix, but just because there’s a sign there doesn’t mean drivers are going to listen.
Sure, cutting back the speed limit, and reminding people it’s a no-passing zone helps, but if they aren’t aware of the changes what good does it do?
Generally when speed limits drop so drastically there’s a big sign letting drivers know that something is different. In this case, there are two pretty significant changes.
Yes, that intersection has always had a no-passing rule, but it wasn’t so clearly stated, until now.
If people are expected to follow these new expectations, then there needs to be a clear indication that it’s different.
All it takes is one sign and a couple of screws to give drivers a heads up, otherwise there will be a lot of tickets being dished out at that intersection, because unless people are aware of the rules, how are they supposed to follow them?
