07-08-2019, 04:14 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
There are other places where there is an uncontrolled pedestrian crossing of the LRT. For example, Willis Way just north of Father David Bauer. However, at King and Victoria, the uncontrolled crossings look like they are controlled by traffic lights even though they are not. This is dangerous. It’s not even clear to me who is supposed to have the right of way. It’s not a signalized pedestrian crossover, so I think that means vehicles (presumably including the LRT) have the right of way, but I’m not sure.
Also interesting to look at these locations where the design involves pedestrians walking immediately next to the tracks and crossing when they judge it safe and consider the hysteria around the supposed dangers of crossing the tracks in the Traynor neighbourhood. I know they’re going faster there, but there is also excellent visibility. It’s a very strange inconsistency.