05-17-2016, 09:30 AM
Second that on signage. It’s difficult to keep track.
After clasher’s comments on trail crossings, I was feeling particularly annoyed yesterday afternoon when, at three consecutive street crossings on the Spur Line, motorists going in one direction stopped for me and became annoyed when I waited to make sure motorists in the other direction would, too. But, this morning on Guelph Street, I noted that the sign the motorists see says Pedestrian/Cyclist Crossing. What does that mean? I can see an interpretation being that trail traffic has the right of way. From my perspective, it’s a pretty obvious stop sign and, since I can see they have none, obviously I stop until they proceed. For them, though, they may think that it’s a trail crossing and they need to yield the right of way, and get pissed off (for some of them, this is pretty quick) when I make them stay stopped longer than they think they “have” to.
After clasher’s comments on trail crossings, I was feeling particularly annoyed yesterday afternoon when, at three consecutive street crossings on the Spur Line, motorists going in one direction stopped for me and became annoyed when I waited to make sure motorists in the other direction would, too. But, this morning on Guelph Street, I noted that the sign the motorists see says Pedestrian/Cyclist Crossing. What does that mean? I can see an interpretation being that trail traffic has the right of way. From my perspective, it’s a pretty obvious stop sign and, since I can see they have none, obviously I stop until they proceed. For them, though, they may think that it’s a trail crossing and they need to yield the right of way, and get pissed off (for some of them, this is pretty quick) when I make them stay stopped longer than they think they “have” to.