06-14-2017, 02:52 PM
From the CBC: Elderly Kitchener man hit by car, thrown from scooter, suffers head injuries
The article omits this, but the Regional Police report that the man was crossing in the crosswalk on the east side of the intersection- the motorist was turning left from southeast-bound King to Wellington.
I've been observing since this intersection reopened that it is very uncomfortable to cross at any leg besides the west on King. The turning radii provide for very fast turns, and I have found that motorists have not been looking for people on foot.
I've attributed some of that to the fact that King is closed beyond this point, but the geometry of the intersection won't change once it's open.
Quote:A 79-year-old Kitchener man on a mobility scooter suffered serious head injuries after driver hit him as he was crossing Wellington Street N in Kitchener yesterday afternoon.
The article omits this, but the Regional Police report that the man was crossing in the crosswalk on the east side of the intersection- the motorist was turning left from southeast-bound King to Wellington.
I've been observing since this intersection reopened that it is very uncomfortable to cross at any leg besides the west on King. The turning radii provide for very fast turns, and I have found that motorists have not been looking for people on foot.
I've attributed some of that to the fact that King is closed beyond this point, but the geometry of the intersection won't change once it's open.