02-06-2018, 05:35 PM
Two iON related observations today:
1) E/B Ottawa St (N/B by Kitchener Compass) at Mill. I was in the left lane to continue E/B on Ottawa. When the light went green, I proceeded, and a pickup truck blew past me in the right line (marked for right turns onto Mill only), then continued driving on the unplowed tracks. He stayed there for a few blocks until there was a visible pylon in the centre of his "lane" and he merged over.
So since the iON going N/B isn't controlled by railway signals, and the only protection is a NO RIGHT TURN LED... There seems to be nothing to stop Captain "Jump-The-Light" from smashing into the side of a train.
2) WRPS had a cruiser in the s/b tracks on Caroline at Allen... there was an SUV parked there and a guy with a large caliper like device measuring track. This is at a curve as well, so maybe we might have to expect a pop-up tent....
Coke
1) E/B Ottawa St (N/B by Kitchener Compass) at Mill. I was in the left lane to continue E/B on Ottawa. When the light went green, I proceeded, and a pickup truck blew past me in the right line (marked for right turns onto Mill only), then continued driving on the unplowed tracks. He stayed there for a few blocks until there was a visible pylon in the centre of his "lane" and he merged over.
So since the iON going N/B isn't controlled by railway signals, and the only protection is a NO RIGHT TURN LED... There seems to be nothing to stop Captain "Jump-The-Light" from smashing into the side of a train.
2) WRPS had a cruiser in the s/b tracks on Caroline at Allen... there was an SUV parked there and a guy with a large caliper like device measuring track. This is at a curve as well, so maybe we might have to expect a pop-up tent....
Coke