I'd like to renew my suggestion of around three years ago to make the crosswalk at Central Avenue and Ladner Trunk Road a flashing green going to red pedestrian controlled crosswalk. At that time, the change was deemed "unnecessary" by the Corporation of Delta.
Today, I was a near statistic twice in a single crossing of Trunk Road as vehicles just blew straight through the flashing amber while I was actually in the crosswalk. I happened to
look back
after crossing and the same thing happened to an old lady with a walker as she was crossing in the opposite direction. She was completely ignored by two eastbound drivers.
I've read about the decorative crosswalks to be installed as part of the Trunk Road/Arthur Drive improvements. If this means the miniscule flashing "fairy" lights in the pavement, as on Arthur Drive, forget it.
The same thing happens there. In fact, they are harder to see than the overhead flashing amber at Central Avenue, especially in poor weather conditions.
Some drivers totally ignore anything amber. In fact, many seem to regard it as a signal to speed up. Put a red stop light in please before someone is killed.
Jim Marsh
