10-29-2022, 03:49 PM
(10-29-2022, 07:56 AM)danbrotherston Wrote:(10-29-2022, 07:53 AM)Rainrider22 Wrote: This intersection has a green light with a separate light that turns on to advise no right turn because of train. It is conflicting messaging to the average person, They see green light and they make a right turn. My buddy owns a business at that corner and witnesses the accidents and near misses all the time Simple fix would be to freeze the intersection for the train. Problem solved
I mean, people constantly complain that the region didn't do this enough.
But let's be clear here, that isn't a solution because drivers which do not look and see and avoid crashing into the 80 foot 30 tonne LRV are the same drivers who kill pedestrians and then *shrug* and complain "they appeared out of nowhere".
The simple fix is to start holding drivers to a higher standard, and revoking the licenses of the ones who fail. Incidentally, this would also fix traffic congestion, pollution, etc.
I'm sure the people who miss the large "train coming no right turn" sign would still try to turn right on red, and still fail to see the train. Perhaps it would be even be worse as they wouldn't expect anyone to be passing on the right on a red. The same setup is used at Charles St & Ontario St, and I can hear the train lay on its horn at least once a day.