Why do Toronto drivers speed? The psychology of why we can’t ease off the gas

Archived version: [https://archive.fo/rOBlC](https://archive.fo/rOBlC).

Further reading:

[Who are the speed camera vandals? Everything we know about the mysterious disappearances on Parkside Drive and across Toronto](https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/who-are-the-speed-camera-vandals-everything-we-know-about-the-mysterious-disappearances-on-parkside/article_96d30525-d9a2-48a9-a581-502f9e98d449.html) – The Star

[Fatal car crashes in Canada – what’s causing them? | Insurance Business Canada](https://www.insurancebusinessmag.com/ca/news/auto-motor/fatal-car-crashes-in-canada–whats-causing-them-520394.aspx)

[Comparison of crash fatality trends in Canada and the United States – Traffic Injury Research Foundation](https://tirf.ca/news/comparison-of-crash-fatality-trends-in-canada-and-the-united-states/)

[Design, upgrades contribute to road safety – Victoria Times Colonist](https://www.timescolonist.com/driving/john-ducker-design-upgrades-contribute-to-road-safety-10870401)

!ping Can-ON

Street design affects driving speed. If the city were serious, they’d use Tokyo-style YIMBY street design elements: reducing street width by selling land to homeowners, and getting rid of setback requirements. There’s a reason why nobody speeds down [this street](https://earth.google.com/web/search/tokyo/@35.71046028,139.75746054,23.74051086a,0d,60y,2.60252096h,97.25227246t,0r/data=CnQaRhJACiUweDYwNWQxYjg3ZjAyZTU3ZTc6MHgyZTAxNjE4YjIyNTcxYjg5GajjMQOV1kFAIYtQbAXNdGFAKgV0b2t5bxgBIAEiJgokCZGEYMOpLUZAEcaMuuEBj0BAGUw4Odu4PEFAIQx-Pka2hd6_QgIIASIaChZfS0poVHFVYXB3R0pmUmhhTHgxTExBEAI6AwoBMEICCABKDQj___________8BEAA).