[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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The simple fix for saving cyclist lives
A simple piece of equipment could prevent cyclist and pedestrian deaths, but it’s not mandatory in Halifax, and is unlikely to be anytime soon. Side guards are barriers attached to the side of a truck near the ground. They reduce the severity of collisions by blocking the open space under large vehicles, preventing cyclists and […]
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To a safer Macdonald bridge
Construction starts next week to extend euphemistically named “safety barriers” across the length of the Macdonald Bridge, along both the pedestrian walkway on the south side of the bridge and the bicycle lane along the north side of the bridge. The new barriers will match the existing barriers that extend only so far as the […]