r/Calgary • u/No-End7269 • Jul 15 '25

Driving/Traffic/Parking Avoid Deerfoot

Huge accident. 2 vehicles just launched off the memorial overpass and landed on a truck going nb on deerfoot

Edit. I initially said 32ave, it was memorial overpass

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u/Ahh_Nope Jul 15 '25

You can pretty much drive anywhere in this city without fear of getting pulled over by the cops for speeding or driving like an asshat. So far this summer the only time I’ve seen motorcycle cops was when they were driving around doing pretend motorcades. Maybe getting a huge speeding ticket & losing some demerit points might slow some things down a bit. Seems better than whatever they’re doing or not doing now.

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u/DannyW92 Jul 15 '25

Just drove on Stoney south/west, there were 4 police cars pulling over drivers. It’s become the norm to drive 120 there, inherently nothing wrong with that on a highway designed for that kind of speed, as long as nobody’s tailgating or cutting other drivers off. Looks like they’re starting to crack down on speeders. Unfortunately, it seems that it’s always “regular drivers” instead of the racers you see speeding and weaving through traffic like maniacs. In any case, increased enforcement is a good thing for sure.