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ION - Waterloo Region's Light Rail Transit
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07-08-2019, 04:11 PM
(07-08-2019, 03:36 PM)Bob_McBob Wrote: Are there any other intersections with pedestrian crossings like King and Victoria on the route? It seems rather dangerous to put the beg buttons on the other side of the tracks. Apparently you still get a walk signal if someone on the other side of the road has pressed the button, which means pedestrians can cross the intersection on a walk signal and still be struck by a train if they don't check before crossing the tracks first.

https://www.google.ca/maps/@43.4529056,-...384!8i8192

I'm fairly certain that is the only intersection where peds will get a walk signal to walk in front of the train.

Honestly, I have no idea how that even happens, given the utter obsession with regulations (not safety)...I guess there isn't a regulation for that exact scenario, and thus nobody bothered thinking more than that....

Ooh...I'm being mighty cynical against our engineers today.
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RE: ION - Waterloo Region's Light Rail Transit - by danbrotherston - 07-08-2019, 04:11 PM
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