To the motorists (especially bus drivers who are responsible for many others) coming off the MacDonald bridge, turning right onto Wyse road… PLEASE YIELD TO THE PEDESTRIANS AND SLOW THE FACK DOWN! I believe the speed limit is 50km/hr on the bridge? So I can only assume the speed should be much less than 50km/h when you’re merging onto Wyse rd. The are 2 signs and a brightly lit cross walk painted in plain view. I am sick of being half way into the crosswalk and having cars flying around the corner looking to their left and not taking their foot off of the gas, then when they finally notice me when they are either next to me or already past me, they look so surprised like I was the one that was in the wrong! An out of service bus came within inches of hitting me 2 nights ago around 7pm. I understand if I saw the bus coming and then started to walk, but I was already well on my way into the crosswalk. The driver slowed down after I yelled a few choice words of frustration at him, but kept driving into the terminal. I could have high-fived the side mirror on the bus he was so close. I understand people may be in a hurry but please slow down. I work at the hotel right next to the bridge and im a little hesitant to send guests across the street because of the lack of intelligence our drivers have. And for the love of god Metro Transit, please send a memo out to your drivers to watch for all pedestrian walkways. Those buses are a little more difficult to stop in a short period of time than a smaller car. —Death via MacDonald Bridge
This article appears in Nov 10-16, 2011.
Tsk Tsk……If you didn’t cross when the sign says ‘don’t walk’ then you wouldn’t be having this problem.
I know… faaaak.
it’s almost like you’re invisible….
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i have even seen cars and busses rush through there too. Im a motorist and i feel your pain!
Are you wearing an ankle length grey wool coat with a white crosswalk pattern woven into it? If not you seem to have terrible luck crossing the street.
OB, how about not crossing there?
Now that daylight savings is here, drivers will have to start watching out for all of the ‘Black Ninjas’ that walk our dark streets under the assumption that anyone and everyone sees them.
My winter jacket has silver reflective beading sewn into its design. It helps others to see me.
I see what your problem is, you are crossing against the signal.When vehicles coming off the bridge are turning left, the pedestrian signal says DON’T WALK. So when drivers gawk at you like you shouldn’t be there, it’s because you shouldn’t be there.
1) There is NO SIGNAL/walk light at that particular cross walk.
2) there is no way to avoid a shitty cross walk in the area. The two other closest cross walks are the one that goes from the hotel to the Sportsplex, which people blow through all the time and the one from the park next to the hotel and the Dartmouth Commons, again, a hazardous crosswalk.
H_d: I’m not the OP, but they clearly say turning RIGHT off the bridge towards the Holiday Inn/Sportsplex.