Is speeding worth while? Maybe. If you ignore factors like tickets, stop signs, and lights, then yes speeding saves time. But if you're in the city, it ain't worth it.

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Time Saved per Km by Speeding

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		30	40	50	60	70	80	90	100	110	120
Your Speed (Km/h)	30	0s
	40	30s	0s
	50	48s	18s	0s
	60	60s	30s	12s	0s
	70	68.6s	38.6s	20.6s	8.6s	0s
	80	75s	45s	27s	15s	6.4s	0s
	90	80s	50s	32s	20s	11.4s	5s	0s
	100	84s	54s	36s	24s	15.4s	9s	4s	0s
	110	87.3s	57.3s	39.3s	27.3s	18.7s	12.3s	7.3s	3.3s	0s
	120	90s	60s	42s	30s	21.4s	15s	10s	6s	2.7s	0s
	130	92.3s	62.3s	44.3s	32.3s	23.7s	17.3s	12.3s	8.3s	5s	2.3s
	140	94.3s	64.3s	46.3s	34.3s	25.7s	19.3s	14.3s	10.3s	7s	4.3s
	150	96s	66s	48s	36s	27.4s	21s	16s	12s	8.7s	6s
		Speed Limit (Km/h)

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Example Time

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Ok, I'm booting it out to Sunshine to go skiing. It's about 150km to get there, about 2/3s of it is posted at 110, the rest at 90. By going 10 over I save:

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120 in a 110 zone = 2.7s x 100km = 270s
100 in a 90 zone = 4s x 50km = 200s

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Wow! I saved 470 seconds, or just shy of 8 minutes. Was it worth it? Hmm, maybe if I do 20 over and risk the ticket...

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130 in a 110 zone = 5s x 100km = 500s
110 in a 90 zone = 7.3s x 50km = 365s

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This time I saved 865 seconds, or just shy of 15 minutes! Well, that would balance out stopping in Canmore for coffee...But still pretty sad.
Ok, ok, how about Calgary to Vancouver (1000km, similar ratio)?

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120 in a 110 zone = 2.7s x 666km = 1800s
110 in a 90 zone = 4s x 333km = 1333s

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I'll save 3133 seconds, or just shy of 52 minutes! Shaving an hour off the ride? Yeah, that's not bad.

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Example 4: (this one's for the idiot who almost t-boned me). Doing 70 in a 50 zone. Note: there are stop signs ever 2 blocks (~300m) and major roads about every km. So let's humor him (yes a him) and say he was going 3 km to safeway or something on the back roads.

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3km / 300m = 10 stop signs
average of 0 at stop signs flooring it to 70 = ~40km/hr
average of 0 at stop signs and flooring it to 50 = 30km/hr
40 in a 30 zone = 30s x 3km = 90s

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Well, well, well, I save 90s. Buuuut hard acceleration and braking costs 3-5km in fuel efficiency per km. How about if I just don't stop?

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70 in a 30 (equivelent) zone = 68.6s x 3km = 205.8s

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I'll save 3 and a half minutes if I don't ever stop or slow down. Considering it only takes 6 minutes to begin with...Oh, some other factors to consider:

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At fault running stop sign: $287.00 and 3 Demerits
Speeding (15+km): $89.00 and 2 Demerits
Speeding (20+km): $124.00 and 3 Demerits
Careless driving: $402.00 and 6 Demerits
Dangerous Driving (at fault T-bone, no injuries): Federal Criminal Code 249 - Up to 5 years jail, 1 year suspension, etc...Can't be aquitted
Dangerous Driving causing bodily harm (at fault T-bone): Federal Criminal Code 249 - 5 to 10 years jail, 1 year suspension, etc...Can't be aquitted

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Maybe I should have let him hit me, just to get him off the road...But then I'd be carless and prolly in the hospital. Hmmm.

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Writing Off my Truck

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Damn...28 feet assuming I don't get flipped on the curb...I take back what I said above, I WOULD be in the hospital. Good thing I wasn't hit.

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Traffic Lights

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Why does speeding not work in the city? Because 1 traffic light will be between 30s and 3 minutes, or speeding by 10km/h for 1 to 5 km without slowing down. Since Calgary likes it's lights, there is no way your going 2+kms without a traffic light unless you are on something designed to move a lot of cars quickly...Like the ring road, or deerfoot. And saving 30s or even a minute is not usually worth it.

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Tickets

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In Alberta, getting caught doing 50 over is an mandatory court appearance. If you're guilty:
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- 6 Demerits and a $351.00 fine for 50 over.
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- 6 Demerits and a $402 fine for careless driving.
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- 6 Demerits and a $402 fine for racing.
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In B.C. getting caught doing 40 over is an instant loss of YOUR CAR.

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