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That wouldn't currently be possible under the Highway Traffic Act. In Ontario, the pedestrian signal does not apply to bicycles under any circumstances, so municipalities should not expect cyclists to follow pedestrian signals. As someone who bikes, I think having a signal over the bike lane...

On a similar topic, why does the OTM recommend that the backs of the signals be painted yellow? I don't really understand why it would be necessary to draw attention to the backs of the signal heads, and it looks unnecessarily cluttered when there are two signal heads placed back to back against...

I have seen two intersections with these compact side-by-side pedestrian signals in Ontario. Here's one of them in Milton: https://maps.app.goo.gl/bQ6gFFXG5oaSdy936 And the other one's in Stratford: https://maps.app.goo.gl/ewc282mDRKCno3YQ8

The Highway Traffic Act Regulation 626 says that the hand outline rather than the solid hand indication must be used for pedestrian signals, but I don't see anything in it that precludes side-by side signal indications. (https://www.ontario.ca/laws/regulation/900626) The OTM Book 12 also allows...

Did you notice how I said "In Toronto", not "In Ontario"? And either way, these wouldn't just work for any thru movement along this LRT. What are rules about quoting other people's posts on this forum? There one I would like to show as an example.

There are honestly so many things about the HTA and OTM that I believe are seriously holding us back, but I believe there are better threads than this one to discuss this. Maybe the one on traffic signals or perhaps a new thread? A few in particular that are relevant to this LRT are: 1...

Aren't vertical white bars used for turns in Toronto instead of going straight? These white bar transit signals have been discussed on this forum quite a few times. The issue is that our Highway Traffic Act doesn't support the kind of transit signal that Europe/USA/Quebec uses. While the...

There are some roundabouts near Bolton that are two-lane, despite the surrounding roads only having one lane in each direction. The lanes merge shortly after leaving the roundabout. I'm pretty sure I remember it being the same case at Ninth Line and Burnhamthorpe, which I think is in Oakville

And how many drivers ignore other signs? Such as "no turning" signs. You're missing the point, anyway. The point is to get rid of the "transit signal" signs by getting rid of the need for them.

For starters, how many of those other provinces and states have transit signals that have a red, yellow and green light just like the vehicle signals? Because they all seem to set up their lights quite differently from Ontario. For all I know, the lights for the Edmonton LRT don't use circular...

Just outta curiosity, does anyone have any knowledge about the "feasibility study" the MTO supposedly did on red arrows and better transit signals? How did they even conclude that the "the signal displays in OTM Book 12 are still sufficient for signal operational needs in Ontario" after spending...

Do you have a link for that? I'm interested to see where this took place. I thought I remembered seeing these green circled arrow signs on my Driving Test? I think they only had one arrow instead of two, though. Or am I remembering wrong? The issue I have with these signs is that people might...

I think combining the "no left turn" and the "no U-turn" signs would be more effective that what we have here, as it wouldn't require as much space. Unfortunately, I don't think it's allowed in Ontario. This example is from the American MUTCD:

Are there actually any plans by Brampton to do that, though? Is Brampton actually going to take advantage of this oppertunity to reduce the size of Mississauga Road and other nearby arterials? Because they already want to make Mayfield six lanes between Hurontario and Chinguacousy, and that...

I don't see how what this has to do with the post you quoted? Why would red arrows be used at that intersection if most vehicles can't turn left at all? AFAIK stretch of King street doesn't have any dedicated turning signals.

On the subject of cluttered signage and signals: I have previously heard that the MTO did a "feasibility study" on allowing shaped white transit signals (as well as red arrows) in the HTA, but they somehow concluded that what we had was "still sufficient for now". That was from an email response...

Are they also going to paint crossrides at intersections?

I wasn’t saying to get rid of cameras, I was just saying these were a thing

I feel like the real issue is the large amounts of permissive left turns that are allowed across three lanes of high speed traffic and two-way MUPs. But Mississauga is quite hesitant to make left turns fully protected because they believe that it will delay drivers. This may also be a by-product...

I think part of the problem is that there's so many wide six-lane arterials in Mississauga. Because there's more lanes, there's more of a need for signals. And pedestrian walk signals and red clearance times for the side streets need to be longer as a result. On the subject of Mississauga...