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Calgary to install new in-street crosswalk signs at all K-6 schools (calgary.ctvnews.ca)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Probably a good thing. Seems like more and more parents are choosing to drive their kids to school and the chaos results in a lot of impatience.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

That's Toronto, plus we have photo radar here in the school zones, and they are heavily radared. Speed in school zones isn't the real issue.

We also have privatized licensing here, and that's the real problem. This isn't going to do shit. People fucking suck at driving here, and if anything else, these signs are just going to cause more confusion for the folks that probably can't understand them, and got their license at the local kwickymart license bureau. I know this isn't exactly a PC stance or comment, but I'm sick of tip toeing around this issue, like it's not an issue. It's an issue, and a big one.

I also live around the corner from a school, and all these school zones and signs and drop off zones do, is push all the traffic to the alleyways and any nearby parking lots. Just about got creamed by an Audi that came flying through our alley the other day, me having the audacity to think I had a free moment to back into my garage, not expecting a car to fly around a blind corner at highway speeds. Plus the guy flipped me off.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

I agree with you, I almost get hit at every intersection or crossway I cross at in Toronto and around the GTA as well.

Most if not all crosswalks at intersection without signaled lights and crossways in-between intersection have a pedestrian right of way, though most cars speed past them without a thought in mind.

I find the issue is in north america we don't really design our streets and roads all that well. If we prioritized our streets design with children safety in mind everything else may just fall into place naturally in terms of pedestrian safety.