Markyeg said:
Absolutely. This is one of our main access points to WEM, and a lot of people who will be coming to WEM from out of town and aren’t familiar with our LRT system will be using 87 Ave.
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I suppose we should feel a bit better now, clearly we don't have the monopoly on inattentive or careless drivers, apparently Kitchener has some too.

I don't know the stats, however wouldn't be surprised if many accidents like this involve people not familiar with the area, so we probably do need to take that into consideration.
 
David A said:
I suppose we should feel a bit better now, clearly we don't have the monopoly on inattentive or careless drivers, apparently Kitchener has some too.

I don't know the stats, however wouldn't be surprised if many accidents like this involve people not familiar with the area, so we probably do need to take that into consideration.
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You only have to be familiar with reading and following traffic signs and using your eyeballs. This whole "I'm not from around these here parts" is a stupid excuse. A driver struck my dad while he was biking across a three-phase street a couple months ago (luckily he's fine) and his excuse was that he was from elsewhere and didn't know what the flashing pedestrian crosswalk signs meant. Give me a break.
 
ADob said:
You only have to be familiar with reading and following traffic signs and using your eyeballs. This whole "I'm not from around these here parts" is a stupid excuse. A driver struck my dad while he was biking across a three-phase street a couple months ago (luckily he's fine) and his excuse was that he was from elsewhere and didn't know what the flashing pedestrian crosswalk signs meant. Give me a break.
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Agreed. It’s not like we have different traffic laws, signals, or lights here. A red light is a red light.
 
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ADob said:
You only have to be familiar with reading and following traffic signs and using your eyeballs. This whole "I'm not from around these here parts" is a stupid excuse. A driver struck my dad while he was biking across a three-phase street a couple months ago (luckily he's fine) and his excuse was that he was from elsewhere and didn't know what the flashing pedestrian crosswalk signs meant. Give me a break.
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People are fallible, they make mistakes, more so in places where they are overwhelmed or are unfamiliar. I am not defending this, just pointing out reality.

All the moralizing about how people should be better will not change things. Quite frankly is just a waste of time and a diversion from practical solutions like putting up the crossing barriers in places more prone to such problems.
 
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