Comment 27046

By jason (registered) | Posted October 27, 2008 at 15:54:15

'someone said that this happened because James was turned to two-way'.

I'd like to hear them explain that one. Considering 99% of streets in the city (and on this continent) are 2-way I fail to see why someone would run somebody down and then say "It was this darn two-way street that caused me to do it".

However, I was hit in my car by a lady recently from out of town who had just circled KIng and Main half a dozen times looking for her hotel. She attempted to turn into a variety store parking lot near Hess Village and hit me in the process. Her and her companion were both rather flustered at the fact that their hotel was "on King Street" yet they couldn't find it. I was able to direct them and let them know that they hadn't gone far enough east on Main before looping back on King in order to find that particular hotel. I hear stories like that ALL the time. People's first impression of our city is "all these dumb one way streets". These particular visitors will go back to wherever they're from and tell all their family and friends that Hamilton's fabulous one-way streets were responsible for car repairs and an insurance claim. Welcome to Hamilton.

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