08-22-2019, 10:00 PM
(08-22-2019, 01:43 PM)jeffster Wrote: I was at the CNE (Argo tickets meant free admission onto the grounds) on Friday. I had taken my car to the 407-ETR subway station, then the subway to Union Station, then the LRT to the CNE.
Anyway, I was amazed at how many pressed the "Stop Request" button. The LRT is stopping at all LRT stations regardless. Even for Union Station someone pressed the "Stop Request" button.
I do prefer the seat set-up to our Ion, it's a little different, and has a few more 'private seats' than our trains (as in, people not facing on another as much). Another difference, and I am not sure why this is true, but the TTC LRT is constantly honking a motorists. The Union LRT loop I don't believe shares the road anywhere, but obviously it crosses path quite a bit, and motorists can't seem to see the train. No accidents though, if the horn is going off constantly. I wonder if perhaps at intersections the Ion should start honking regardless, being that there are so many ignorant drivers on our roads.
As someone who lives near the LRT, I can attest that it honks more than enough, many times an hour I will hear it lay on the horn, and invariably I will look over and see someone turning in front of it.
The TTC streetcars also honk a great deal, somehow, drivers in Toronto have a very cavalier attitude to rights of way, I routinely see drivers on the streetcar tracks where not permitted, and stories of drivers ending up in the tunnel to union station were routine at some point.