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The Invisible Pedestrian
… Something that I first noticed being applied in Montreal back in 2005 on some one-way arterial streets, was the … after a few seconds (to allow the crosswalk to fill up with pedestrians) this would become a solid green, allowing … kid seats along quite a busy arterial in front of my home. School had just got out, so there were multidinous …
DriveSmartBC - 2024/01/27 - 10:36 - 4 comments
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How to Use a Crosswalk
… to top it off it's now raining. Parked vehicles which makes pedestrians almost invisible to passing vehicles as they … also need a tune-up. There is nothing wrong with making school children wait a moment so as to phase their crossing … the driver to yield the right of way. So, we are really back to what the article says, we've just added an …
DriveSmartBC - 2023/12/23 - 14:16 - 26 comments
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Pedestrian Visibility at Night
… to any of the zippers on an outdoor jacket, to make pedestrians more visible to drivers. If someone can … from "Elmer The Saftey Elephant" while in Elementary school back in Ontario. Kids are taught the basics re …
DriveSmartBC - 2023/11/14 - 17:36 - 6 comments
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A Pedestrian's Near Miss Story
… the bonnet and the trunk. In Courtenay, BC a few years back a woman walking along Dyke Rd. was hit by a motorist. … and is happily enrolled in driver training through her high school. Log in to post comments … commented here before on how unsafe intersections are for pedestrians, despite "pedestrian signals" and their new …
DriveSmartBC - 2024/02/03 - 16:01 - 2 comments
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If You Were Responsible for Traffic Safety
… when starting to proceed backing up. This also alerts pedestrians, especially parking lots. Even new cars with … the streets and highways would be a little safer if we went back to thinking the driving is a privilege, not a right. … readings would result in loss of license. =Speeding in school zones, construction zones, exceeding 35 kph in …
DriveSmartBC - 2023/11/14 - 17:39 - 31 comments
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Red Means Stop, But Not Always Stay
… Street and services not only the hospital but an elementary school up the hill. My concern is that because most of us … at red lights and expect other drivers to as well, that pedestrians trying to make the walk light will get hit by … is talking about is at an intersection. I've gone back to the article above and highlighted the text that …
DriveSmartBC - 2023/12/09 - 12:21 - 36 comments
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No One Will Solve My Problem
… lights, and pedestrian crossing lending the opportunity for school students to experience the reality of road safety. … safety awareness both on the parts of the drivers and the pedestrians. I can easily cite a few examples..... … expect to wait. Your complaint has to work its way down and back up the ladder. The same with government. Always …
DriveSmartBC - 2024/02/19 - 15:53 - 3 comments
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Q&A - Electric Wheelchair Collision
… The Motor Vehicle Act treats these people as pedestrians: "pedestrian" means a person afoot, or … I couldn't swerve, as that would "crack the whip" with the back trailer. I could only take what I needed to clear, and … the record of a girl who dated my 4th cousin back in high school. And stand up for me in court because I have Pilates …
DriveSmartBC - 2024/01/20 - 21:04 - 6 comments
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POSITION PAPER - Modernizing the BC Motor Vehicle Act
… those are the 3 year olds riding on tricycles in their own back yard. Only 2% of BC residents actually commute by … There is very little correlation between bicyclists, pedestrians and motorcyclists, except for the higher … 30km/h is also quite fast. 30km/h is the maximum speed in school zones and park zones - but thats to allow the driver …
DriveSmartBC - 2023/11/14 - 17:37 - 8 comments
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Q&A - Is the Current Traffic Enforcement System Working?
… and that also increases from 1 - 20 over and so on in a School & Playground zone where fine start higher. I … left for vehicles that might hit them, without thinking of pedestrians from the right that they might run into - they … hiding in the bushes with radar guns! So alright, going back to the question asked in the title of this thread. I …
DriveSmartBC - 2023/11/14 - 17:33 - 30 comments