General Road and Highway Discussion

[ijmorlan]

To get those two stop signs installed it would require three levels of government approval not counting numerous Ministries/Departments at each level (federal/provincial/municipal) plus the Canadian Transportation Agency because railways are federally regulated and legislated.

An awful lot of meetings, meetings and $$$ for two stop signs. 

Unfortunately, this is likely very true. 

Legally speaking tho, how is a railway crossing sign w/o lights and gates and different than a stop sign.  While it may be effective on day one, eventually people would just ignore the stop sign too....

Public vehicles required to stop
174. (1) The driver of a public vehicle upon approaching on a highway a railway crossing that is not protected by gates or railway crossing signal lights, unless otherwise directed by a flagman, shall,
(a) stop the vehicle not less than 5 metres from the nearest rail of the railway;
(b) look in both directions along the railway track;
© open a door of the vehicle and listen to determine if any train is approaching;
(d) when it is safe to do so, cross the railway track in a gear that will not need to be changed while crossing the track; and
(e) not change gears while crossing the railway track.  1997, c. 12, s. 13.

I didn't even realize © was a thing!  WRPS could make a killing sitting at that crossing!  LOL

Coke

Only “public” vehicles. I suspect that pretty much means buses, and I think they already follow that procedure. I have to say that in the city it is an utterly useless procedure. In the country the “listen” part might conceivably help with safety but not in the city and certainly not at the Spur Line crossings to which it primarily applies in the City of Waterloo.