[Image-1] The person running into pedestrians in Halifax is a male, in his forties, driving through rush-hour traffic near the end of his work week. He’ll probably hit a woman in a crosswalk who’s between the ages of 21 and 30. That’s averaging out the most recent figures from Halifax Regional Police on vehicle/pedestrian collisions, […]
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Ken Reashor: safer to jaywalk than to use a crosswalk
A week ago Tuesday night, someone tried to kill me. I was walking across Thistle Street in Dartmouth, in the mid-block crosswalk that leads from the Sportsplex to the Common. There was a car coming down the hill, but I had plenty of time to get safely to other side. As I crossed, however, I […]
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Missing pedestrian light
What’s wrong? Missing pedestrian light, Isleville and Young streets. Who’s responsible? Vaughn Perrin, HRM traffic analyst, crosswalks, 490-4822. REMARKS A reader tips us to this crosswalk: there’s a helpful push-button for pedestrians but, very unhelpfully, the button isn’t attached to an actual light. Perrin says the light was taken out when one of the poles […]
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No “stop” hand at Cunard crosswalk
What’s wrong? No “stop” hand at Cunard crosswalk. Who’s responsible? Ken Reashor, god of traffic, 490-6637. REMARKS Should you cross? Should you stop? Should you proceed with caution? Who can tell? The hand on the crosswalk light at the intersection of Cunard and North Park streets won’t be of any help, since it doesn’t flash […]