Comment 91098

By Hmm...ilton (registered) | Posted August 20, 2013 at 14:55:05 in reply to Comment 91075

I'm going to have to disagree with you when it comes to Vancouver. I lived there for a number of years and was nearly hit by motorists blowing through crosswalks on almost a daily basis. This was especially true on the south side of the Granville bridge, Gas town, the north side of the Burrard bridge and anywhere out towards Point Grey.

I recall one instance where a guy in an expensive car got so close to me as I was crossing that I was able to tap his back window. He of course stopped and we had a wonderful quarrel on right there on the bridge. That particular crosswalk had 5 crossing signs leading up to it and the speed limit was 40km as the crossing was on the ramp entering the bridge. But people rarely went under 70 and even more rarely stopped for pedestrians. The point of all of this is that even in a city as walkable as Vancouver you're going to find your fair share of oblivious or just plain arrogant, asshole drivers.

I'm glad you had a terrific experience in Vancouver and that you were able to come away with the feeling that the motorists out west are more aware of pedestrians than here in Hamilton, but as person who lived there I unfortunately came away with a completely different experience. One thing I will say about the crosswalks in Vancouver though is that I did see on more than one occasion, police actively ticketing motorists who did not yield when required to do so. Something I wish I could see at least once here at home.

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