12-07-2017, 05:19 PM
(12-07-2017, 03:53 PM)creative Wrote: I drove up King this morning and tried to observe what I was seeing without a biased slant either way. The slopped curbs look just like downtown Kitchener where you are allowed to drive up on and park. Why they did this instead of normal curbs I have no idea and feel that it was a dumb idea until someone explains to me otherwise. It is very confusing as to where you can and can not park, contrary to what others think but this is only my observation. I am not trying to convince you otherwise but only state my opinion. With the light dusting of snow, this only added to the confusion as all surfaces looked the same. Also with the absence of any signage telling people that there is no parking I can totally see why people are parking there. I totally get people's passion but I also agree that your anger should be directed at those who created this mess and not those that misunderstand what they can and can not do. With all of the people parking there, obviously many others are confused as well.
They chose the sloped curbs so that cyclists would be able to safely exit the bike lanes to go around obstructions...ironically. Take that as you will, I would also have preferred barrier curbs, although I'm not convinced they would have stopped all parking.