04-25-2017, 04:10 PM
(04-25-2017, 02:59 PM)Markster Wrote: It feels like, where possible, they tried to build to full railway specs. It was only in places where it was clearly not possible, that they built as a street-running LRT. And sure enough, on the Hydro Corridor, there was the opportunity to build to full spec.
I assumed that there were simply difference in how the trains were being managed, e.g., train control vs. visual rules, which controlled whether there were gates or not.
As for roundabouts and this, if you look at things objectively, roundabouts are well on the receding edge of the learning curve. Compared with 10 years ago, most people know how to and can use them safely and efficiently. There's only a few holdouts. Of course, there are plenty of holdouts refusing to understand how to change lanes or turn right safely. At some point it's no longer a "new technology" problem, but a "bad drivers" problem.
Of course, I'm oversimplifying a little. There are still some places in KW (and frankly, newcomers to the region) who are still at the beginning of the curve, but simply compared with what I saw 10 years ago when I got here, I do have some faith in most drivers.