As it now seems clear the police aren’t going to play ball here, it’s really on the TTC/Transportation Department to make changes to the King route that obviate the need for enforcement. That should be on the next Council agenda.
As it now seems clear the police aren’t going to play ball here, it’s really on the TTC/Transportation Department to make changes to the King route that obviate the need for enforcement. That should be on the next Council agenda.
@AlexDRMather Is this failure not also proof that signage and bylaws don't create a sustainable corridor, or at least in this spot, and in a city where even red lights have become optional for some drivers....?
@JohnLorinc 100%. If you want drivers to not do something, you have to make it physically impossible. See also: unprotected bike lanes, paint-only BRT corridors, turn restrictions, etc.
@AlexDRMather @JohnLorinc Alex, you and John are treating police enforcement of traffic laws as a lost cause. As recently as 2013, this was a thing cops in Toronto actually did. Not a lost cause. You keep firing chiefs until you get one who will enforce. They keep firing cops until they do their jobs.
@AlexDRMather @JohnLorinc True but… Sounds like you’re dismissing current driver sentiment as a planning factor here. My sense may be off but I ascribe some of the lawlessness to frustration at growing restrictions. Regardless of whether this is rational it could be a factor in introducing new measures.
@AlexDRMather @JohnLorinc One need only look at the tonnes of cars that have somehow managed to drive into the Harbourfront RT tunnel to know that signs don't work as well as physical barriers.