01-06-2017, 03:14 PM
(01-06-2017, 02:54 PM)panamaniac Wrote: I must say, I have never found it to be either, just quite busy at times, with the exit from the mall representing a modest challenge if you plan to turn left at River Rd. In any event, the accident doesn't reflect "chaos", it was just (sorry, "just" sounds awful) another of those persistent cases of drivers not paying attention to the right while making a right turn at an intersection.
I agree with you that this is purely the fault of the motorist not taking due care, to tragic result. But I do think Chicopee is right that Ottawa and River is a bit chaotic. Crossing River by the liquor store is the worst part around the mall, in my opinion, in that left-turning motorists (who maybe have had to wait a light cycle, who knows) don't yield as they should.
Both Ottawa and River are stroads which probably don't induce motorists to watch carefully for people crossing. This isn't excusing them failing to do so, but the intersection could be improved. There seems to be a fair amount of foot traffic.
A scramble/Barne's dance probably isn't realistic here, for better or worse.