Leo_Chan
Senior Member
Paint all Steetcar ROWs and paint the ENTIRE intersection red.
Signage doesn't work. Toronto is cluttered with signage which gets confusing more often than not.... what they need is signage on Spadina that instructs drivers where to turn.
How about painting the pathway from the left turn lane on Spadina all the way onto QQ? Stay in lines and you'll be okay.... what they need is signage on Spadina that instructs drivers where to turn.
Well, we all know how well the signage at the streetcar portal worked so I am afraid signage alone is not enough.... what they need is signage on Spadina that instructs drivers where to turn.
Unfortunately, constant posting of an idea here on UT (good though it is) will not make it happen.Still waiting for transit specific signal lights.
Some of you honestly thought that a little paint was magically gonna keep all the cars out? Try again.
https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/20...ers-from-encroaching-on-streetcar-tracks.html
Yes, it will take some time for drivers to realise that a red painted 'road' is somewhere they ought not to drive BUT this learning period would surely be faster if all similar locations were identified in the same way. A red painted ROW entrance at Queens Quay West and Spadina is fine but what about QQW and Simcoe, QQW and York, Fleet and Bathurst and Cherry and Eastern (as examples.) We need consistent signage! Will this be 100% effective, of course not - people drive through red lights all the time not because they are confused but because they are not paying attention to the road!Just because the Star saw a few drivers entering the ROW now we have enough data to judge the success of painting the ROW? The sample size is much too small.
Over the course of a much longer time, for example a month, what is the rate of cars entering the ROW? We need that data and as the article states the TTC, City and Waterfront Toronto are collecting it.
this learning period would surely be faster if all similar locations were identified in the same way. A red painted ROW entrance at Queens Quay West and Spadina is fine but what about QQW and Simcoe, QQW and York, Fleet and Bathurst and Cherry and Eastern (as examples.) We need consistent signage!
And in similar places throughout the City.Absolutely. Drivers need to see the red painted ROW on a regular basis, throughout QQ.
And in similar places throughout the City.