Gronk!
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HOW much more clearer can it be?
I moved the sign and made it bigger, and I also made the Stop Line sign bigger.
You're welcome!
HOW much more clearer can it be?
Yes. If it is drivers fault, I expect insurance hopefully eventually sorts it all out with no cost to the taxpayer, but there is also the disruption and loss of service to LRT users.Yup. I know it's not ideal, but the major problem intersections need it. Whitemud, Roper, Whyte Ave. Seems every time there's a collision it's one of those 3. I get it's the driver's fault and we shouldn't have to, but at some point you simply have to protect your investment from idiots.
I think we also need crossing arms or some other sort of physical intervention at many of the VLSE crossings. Anything to prevent people from driving into the trains. We will never reach a point where everyone on the road is a competent, attentive driver at all times.
It doesn’t have to be at all crossings, but definitely should be at some crossings. (Yes, the semi may just have blown through the crossing arms in this instance.)
(I also emailed Michael Janz the same suggestion. I’m trying to continue matching my voicing of opinions on SRC with voicing my opinions to those who could potentially have some ability to institute change. Haha.)
if the driver is already running a light, larger signs will not help.I moved the sign and made it bigger, and I also made the Stop Line sign bigger.
You're welcome!
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swing and a miss, merely going back to what photo radar was first sold to us as, in school zones, playgrounds etc. besides how many of the these recent collisions were in a former photo radar location?Time to bring back red light cameras and photo radar. Oh wait UCP have more or less banned them.
how come toronto with it's street cars don't have these problems?There’s this new advocacy group called Edmonton Transit Riders, which has spoken in City Council in the past about things like fare gates. I’ll be checking them out at their launch party in October and seeing if there will be opportunities to voice our desire for boom gates at intersections south of Davies Station. Maybe they’ll give it a platform in front of City Hall.
Oh don’t get me wrong, I fully believe in exacting maximum punishment on stupid drivers for crashing into the trains. But like a lot of crimes, punishment alone is unlikely to undo the damage, so might as well try to mitigate it with crossing gates too. And moreover, it would enable faster speeds up to Avonmore Station.how come toronto with it's street cars don't have these problems?
it's a driver issue and if the driver is already running a red or ignoring posted signage, what will a mere crossing arm do to stop it?
Impound the vehicle, cancel the insurance, cancel the licences and into the cells...
So trouble spots that didn’t exist before cannot be targeted now because they didn’t exist before?swing and a miss, merely going back to what photo radar was first sold to us as, in school zones, playgrounds etc. besides how many of the these recent collisions were in a former photo radar location?