ADob
Active Member
I kept telling them, painting the trains urban camouflage colours is NOT a good idea. But did they listen? Nooooooooo.
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Kosy123
Senior Member
Wait hold up, did they try to turn on a red light, and not shoulder check the fact there's a huge ass train coming their way?
Revoke the license, raise their insurance rates to "fuck around, find out". Valley Line train always wins.
Revoke the license, raise their insurance rates to "fuck around, find out". Valley Line train always wins.
Gronk!
Senior Member
Fiery collision between vehicle and Valley Line LRT shuts down Whitemud overpass - Edmonton | Globalnews.ca
The vehicle appeared to be destroyed by the impact with the Valley Line LRT train, which led to a fire that sent thick, black smoke billowing into the sky.
globalnews.ca
Whoever's driving that truck should be fired.
ntt1
Active Member
We are SO past due for some aggressive enforcement of no right on red wherever there are signs indicating such. Not a day goes past that I don't see drivers completely disregarding this without any care for consequences.
Kosy123
Senior Member
At this rate, just get some peace officers to camp in these hotspots and fine them consistently and often.
People won't learn unless it financially sets them back massively, and I'm fine with that. If you can't wait 30 seconds to turn right, that's a you problem, not an us problem.
MacLac
Senior Member
Turning left onto the Whitemud from 75th has a green arrow. Turning right from 75th has a double red…..so yes, this fool done messed up real good! Uber or Skip the Dishes?
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Wax
Active Member
Another reason for gates…
mcr
Active Member
Seriously.
I get that a lot of the line won't get them based on how it's designed (and lots don't really need them), but on some of the problem areas it's a no brainer. Roper Road, Whitemud, etc. this is where most collisions seem to be happening, and it isn't an urban area, no body on the highway overpass or industrial area is going to care it's not "urban low floor design." Protect your investment at some point, and gate the problem areas.
Barnaby
Senior Member
Install gates and fences, run the trains at 70-80 kmh along the straight stretches. It's really simple.
inclusion
Active Member
Jokes on us, insurance rates are already at fafo prices in Alberta.
J_gordo
Active Member
That train has to be totalled, right? No way they can fix that
johnnyboy
Active Member
EPS did a couple of day-long blitzes last year when there was a temporary no right on red on 90 Ave turning onto the 50 St bridge. $287 tickets all day long. Mostly Rams and F150s too.
Kosy123
Senior Member
If the train is out of commission fully, would insurance pay for an entirely new one? I'm curious on how that would all work.
cpnfantstk
Active Member
Should have Fines Doubled for those intersections. I think that $287 is the usual amount for turning on red. It's still going to happen though.EPS did a couple of day-long blitzes last year when there was a temporary no right on red on 90 Ave turning onto the 50 St bridge. $287 tickets all day long. Mostly Rams and F150s too.
The suggestions of crossing arms at certain problem points makes the most sense . It'll cost millions since the West section will need them as well. It is a multi-billion dollar project though. All you need is a serious injury or worse and that's potentially millions in just one lawsuit.
In regards to accidents, I do wonder how other cities with low floor Lrt are faring.
Kosy123
Senior Member
‘I don’t know how people manage to hit trains. It just boggles my mind’
Greater education is needed to reduce an average of 15 crashes per year between vehicles and LRT trains in Kitchener-Waterloo, says Colleen James.
www.therecord.com
Waterloo and ION get 15 a year apparently