Driver in Alberta Clocked Going Double the Speed Limit
At around 7 p.m. last month, an Alberta RCMP officer was conducting traffic enforcement when they spotted a white sports car travelling towards them at an extremely high speed on Highway 1 near Hermitage Road in Rocky View County.
According to a news release, the 2011 Porsche 911 was recorded travelling 270 km/h in a posted 110 km/h zone.
This specific stretch of highway has been identified as an area where motorists often speed in excess of the posted limit. In an effort to maintain road safety, Alberta RCMP Traffic has increased patrols in the area to address this issue.
Even though there was no collision, an Alberta RCMP Traffic Forensic Collision Reconstructionist was consulted and provided a detailed report for use in court as expert evidence to support the Criminal Code Dangerous Driving charge. From the calculations in the report:
-Traveling at the speed limit of 110 km/h, once brakes are applied, a vehicle will need 55.96 m to come to a complete stop.
-Traveling at the speed of 270 km/h, once brakes are applied, a vehicle will need 337.29 m to come to a complete stop.
-The vehicle would have required an additional 281.33 m to come to a stop – the equivalent to two Canadian football field lengths.
As a result of his speeding, a 36-year-old male, a resident of Kelowna, BC, has been charged with Dangerous Driving contrary to Section 320.13 (1) of the Criminal Code and will appear in Cochrane Provincial Court on Dec. 13, 2022.
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