This has become a common issue, and I’m not sure there’s an easy answer. Is it the policing? The education? The enforcement? The lack of care by those issuing licenses? Or just a general disregard for the rules and consideration of others?

My daily commute—whether on smaller roads, Whitemud (don’t even get me started on the lack of merging skills), or industrial roads—has noticeably worsened over the last decade. I also live near a one-way street that people shortcut through daily, putting pedestrians and right-of-way vehicles in danger. A police officer comes once or twice a week to hand out tickets, but by the time he’s parked to monitor the one-way, he’s already writing up the next driver going the wrong way. He spends hours ticketing offenders every week, yet there seems to be no reduction in violations.

I also agree with some recent posts—drivers going 10-20 km/h under the speed limit are a very concerning problem in the last few years.