(06-13-2019, 02:15 PM)MidTowner Wrote: From the picture on CTV's web site, it looks as though the driver must have been trying to make an illegal U-Turn from north/west-bound King to south/east-bound King. That's not uncommon there, either.
rant
Not uncommon, but certainly illegal (at least westbound (northbound) on King).
I've lived in Hamilton, Troy (Ohio) and Scarborough and I still sense that the people of Tri-Cities are the stupidest drivers anywhere. Where else do you yield at a STOP sign, don't bother to even Yield at a Yield (treating it as a right of way or green light) and FREAKING STOP when you have the right of way! (Case in point, Fischer-Hallman and turning right onto Ottawa towards Sunrise Shopping Center!) Doing U-Turns when not allowed, and being given the finger when you U-Turn at a permissible U-Turn spot (anywhere on Hespeler Road Southbound before the Delta in Cambridge). Not to mention the stunt driving that is done every single day at Victoria and West/Strange Street (that would be turning in front of someone when the light turns green). Not to mention the right on a red when not allowed!
Really, stricter enforcement needs to be done for these types of violations, and less speed traps. In fact, if they were to enforce Victoria at West/Strange you probably could have police services paid for within a couple days.
/rant