09-22-2017, 10:45 AM
(09-22-2017, 09:05 AM)danbrotherston Wrote: Yes, it's useful everywhere the region uses pedestrian activated signals. Which is why it's a shame that drivers cannot seem to learn to yield to pedestrians around them.
Which is to say, it seems that the region (and Ontario at large) prefers not to use them because pedestrians can't cross safely unless drivers are facing a red light.
Is this actually a problem? In Toronto, they're used commonly everywhere, even on suburban arterials that carry as much traffic as Weber.
The only problem with pedestrian crossovers in this region is that there are so few of them drivers might not be familiar with them. As far as I'm concerned, the solution to that is to install them everywhere.
It just feels like we let the lawyers run the show sometimes. A full traffic light is more clear and has less legal wiggle room (though less convenient, often for all involved), therefore it is in the city's best interest to install that.