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www.insideHALTON.com | OAKVILLE BEAVER | Friday, July 1, 2016 | 12 Residents' concerns draw demo by Oakville Transit by David Lea Oakville Beaver Staff A group of Queen Mary Drive residents received a demonstration by Oakville Transit June 21 to address concerns about bus speeds in their area. Miguel Gomes, who has called the street home for the past two years, said speeding vehicles have become an issue on Queen Mary in recent months. While he wants all drivers to slow down, he said it is very important for buses to follow the speed limit, particularly when it comes to a blind turn at the northern portion of the street where Queen Mary Drive becomes Shepherd Road. "I, myself, had a pretty scary experience around this turn. Because of the size of the buses, they tend to drift into the other lane when they come around that corner," said Gomes. "At slower speeds, they don't need to take up as much of the lane, but when they are at a higher speed, they really take up a big chunk of the oncoming traffic lane. That forced me onto the curb one time and ever since then I have been tracking speeds here with Oakville Transit to try to curb that behaviour." Conversations with Oakville Transit led to the June 21 demonstration. Oakville Transit Operations Manager Debbie Dalle Vedove spoke with the residents, noting bus drivers, like everyone else, are required to follow the rules of the Highway Traffic Act. Queen Mary Drive residents were given a demonstration by Oakville Transit in the wake of concerns in the neighbourhood about speeding on the roadway. | photo by David Lea ­ Oakville Beaver She said Oakville Transit drivers are trained to follow the speed limit and decrease speed appropriately when conditions warrant. "I am not going to stand here and say to you, without a doubt, 100 per cent of the time, that every driver is going to be driving exactly at the speed limit. I'm not going to say that because for whatever reason, they may not be particularly paying attention to what the speedometer is. They are human beings," said Vedove. "What I can tell you, without a doubt, is that anytime that is brought to our attention, it is addressed with the individual concerned." In February, Vedove noted, Oakville Transit launched its Intelligent Transportation System, which allows the speed of the bus to be recorded. This means when Oakville Transit receives a specific complaint with a time, date and location, it can check its system and determine if the bus was indeed speeding. "I had one of my supervisors go back and I said, `Pick a week in March, April and May and run some reports to see how we are doing with the speed limit'," said Vedove. "In the morning rush hour, normal day period, and afternoon rush hour, there were 15 incidents where we were in excess of the speed limit, and when I say excess of the speed limit I mean 3 km/h over." Vedove said the demonstration of a bus driving along Queen Mary Street was intended to show residents what a bus looks like when it is travelling at the speed limit. She noted the size of a bus and the loud engine noise can make it seem like the vehicle is speeding when it is travelling at the speed limit. During the demonstration, residents were invited to guess how fast the bus was travelling with many guessing 45 km/h -- not far off from the actual speed. The bus also took the sharp turn at the northern portion of Queen Mary Drive while residents watched. The driver found if the bus travels at the speed limit it does not have to occupy any of the oncoming traffic lane. The demonstration and information was wellreceived by the Queen Mary Drive residents. 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