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Speed limits there for a reason Driving 101, part three. Speed. Big, reflective, white signs with 40, 50, 60, 70, or 80 in big black numbers on them. When you are out driving and you come across one of these signs, the big black number on it indicates the `limit' of speed that you are allowed to travel at while on that road. You can drive slower, but not faster than the limit. Speed limits are determined by experts who consider volume and traffic studies, geography of the roads and intersecting roads, road surface, types of vehicles using the road, speeding complaints and accident records. The posted speed limits are designed for the safe driving of the average passenger vehicle on clear and dry roads. Drive slower in bad weather, at night, in construction zones, and when you are passing a stopped emergency vehicle. If no speed limit is posted you must drive at or below 50 km/h. Speed can kill you, can kill your Halton Hills gets three new officers Three of Halton Regional Police Service's nine new officers have been assigned to Halton Hills. Working in Halton Hills are Constables David Evans, Patricia Ross and Tom Hockney. Evans was raised in Brampton and has a BA from the University of Toronto. He is an active volunteer with the Canadian Cancer Society and has been with Big Brothers and Sisters of Peel for six years. Ross was born and raised in Kincardine and graduated from the Police Foundations program at Conestoga College in 2003. She previously worked on the nuclear response team at Bruce Power. Hockney is from Hamilton and graduated from the Law and Security Administration Program at Mohawk College in 1998.He is currently enrolled at McMaster University as a part-time student where he is finishing a history degree. He has four years of policing experience with Metro Toronto Police Service. Const. Chris Borak friends, can kill other people you don't even know. Speed can turn a minor accident into a major life changing or ending experience. Contact me personally for crime prevention tips, or for police information regarding community concerns through 905 878 5511 extension 2470, or by e-mailing chris.borak@hrps.on.ca. Please reserve the 911 system for emergency calls only. --Const. Chris Borak is the community support officer for District 1