03-03-2017, 09:58 PM
Homer Watson Boulevard and Block Line Road Roundabout Operational Review
http://calendar.regionofwaterloo.ca/Coun...f#page=121
"The Homer Watson Boulevard Block Line Roundabout continues to experience a higher number of fail-to-yield collisions than other similar roundabouts in the Region. Since opening in 2011, this roundabout has experienced few serious injuries and zero fatalities.
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The public has expressed to Regional staff and Council that fatalities on Regional roads are unacceptable and that roundabouts are key to preventing fatal incidents even if roundabouts are predicted to result in more non-fatal collisions. The Homer Watson Boulevard roundabout continues to be a highly effective solution to help prevent a future fatal collision. To date, the Region has implemented countermeasures similar to those installed by other municipalities. There are no new or different countermeasures that Regional staff would recommend implementing at this time. Regional staff do recommend ongoing continuing education as the majority of accidents seem to be related to driver error.
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The Homer Watson Boulevard and Block Line Road Roundabout continues to experience a higher-than-expected number of fail-to-yield collisions. The high frequency of this type of collision is considered unusual when compared to the collision frequencies occurring at the other Region roundabouts.
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It appears that overall collisions have stabilized in 2015 and that total collisions may be on the decline as there were 86 collisions reported in 2016."
http://calendar.regionofwaterloo.ca/Coun...f#page=121
"The Homer Watson Boulevard Block Line Roundabout continues to experience a higher number of fail-to-yield collisions than other similar roundabouts in the Region. Since opening in 2011, this roundabout has experienced few serious injuries and zero fatalities.
...
The public has expressed to Regional staff and Council that fatalities on Regional roads are unacceptable and that roundabouts are key to preventing fatal incidents even if roundabouts are predicted to result in more non-fatal collisions. The Homer Watson Boulevard roundabout continues to be a highly effective solution to help prevent a future fatal collision. To date, the Region has implemented countermeasures similar to those installed by other municipalities. There are no new or different countermeasures that Regional staff would recommend implementing at this time. Regional staff do recommend ongoing continuing education as the majority of accidents seem to be related to driver error.
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The Homer Watson Boulevard and Block Line Road Roundabout continues to experience a higher-than-expected number of fail-to-yield collisions. The high frequency of this type of collision is considered unusual when compared to the collision frequencies occurring at the other Region roundabouts.
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It appears that overall collisions have stabilized in 2015 and that total collisions may be on the decline as there were 86 collisions reported in 2016."
Everyone move to the back of the bus and we all get home faster.