“I don’t feel safe.” These words often return to the testimony of players Obligation collected as part of a large file. In this first part of Montrealers, they say the dangerous or unpleasant behavior they have experienced, failing to observe the Code of Splashing Road Traffic.
The dangerous behavior of motorists is scary. Twice, I recently observed SUV drivers that borrow unique senses upside down (example: One is determined to Laurier, from Saint-Denis, driving west!). The number of vehicles burning red lights (accelerating when fire goes yellow and does it even after reddish) is amazing. The vehicles that make U-Turns They are also numerous to forbidden places. Frankly, it looks like there is no supervision and that more and more drivers do not care. Jean-Sébastien Marcoux
It happened a few years ago, in the middle of winter, for Henri-Bourassa Boulevard, near Boulevard de l’acadie. This place is almost considered to be a highway of several drivers. The conditions were abominable, a mixture of wet snow and dirt, creating significant accumulation of brown water along sidewalks. They were very poorly denied and a large park allows the wind to push snow and create large piles at this particular place, even after removing snow from the city. This becomes dangerous for pedestrians because there is no doubt that you avoid these places by allowing you to walk on the boulevard. We have to go there as if we were in the woods, without snowshoes! I went to work, to Saaq, when in this cold and dirty liquid, the STM bus arrived at full speed and exploded from head to toe. The bus driver in this way, without taking care of pedestrians in these catastrophic conditions, I was outraged. I arrived at my work so wet and angry that I had to go home to change. Isabelle Chouinard
I’m a pedestrian in the district of Villeray, around Jean-Talon Street. We have just added a cycling path to this street, Papineau Coin and Jean-Talon and I am very satisfied. Before work I had a chip at certain JEAN-TALON intersections where not BUS STOP. I often hear people say it is frustrating to lead to Montreal, I found that this speech is highly valued. But we forget that a ruthless steering wheel can cost a pedestrian. Cars are adequate if motorists understand that central districts are not even racing tracks or parking Giants for shopping. And overall the car is something that costs society. Camille Doré
I’m very vigilant. At stops or fires, when I have to cross, I assure myself that drivers of cars or trucks (especially trucks) see me, make them a sign of my hand, and make sure they make me move forward. In addition, at stops, I will never proceed until the car that comes has stopped. I do not believe in motorists or truckers: it is not because BUS STOP It suggests that it will stop, that they will be systematically. And I know that my way of ever bothering the driver like “Well yes, we’ve seen you!” ». I don’t care for granted. Claire bastien
In Montreal I run about two hours a day. Very pleasant to discover the city on foot using secondary streets: architecture, passers -by -there is so much to look at and car traffic is less dense. But you have to stay vigilant: one day, Marie-Anne, I crossed the street and the car turned in my direction, as if I weren’t there. I just had time to go back very quickly. The driver finally saw me, apologized and told me he didn’t see me. Fortunately, he didn’t ride fast, otherwise he would hit me. Since then, I caught my arm and tried to have visual contact with the driver, especially when it is a truck. It gives me a sense of security. Paradoxically, they are pedestrian streets in the summer season, which have the most disadvantages for pedestrians. I take an example Rue Mont-Royal, where wheels of all kinds, scooters, scooters, boards are orbited. You cannot deviate from her walking trajectory without risking the hit. It would be better to allow only pedestrians to circulate in the streets of pedestrians, as it is, pedestrians would want to walk there longer. Céline boucher
I almost always move on foot: in the grocery store, in the park, in daily care. I live Rosemont and every day I witness delinquent behavior: switch to red light, tight turns, not a respected pedestrian crossing, unstoppable. All. The. The days. The intersection in which my children’s care center is located is often borrowed by pressed drivers and every week the child is not respected in his right to travel. I expect two or three seconds before crossing, because cars no longer respect red lights. In my opinion, the problem is also wheels that do not respect any road marks. They are sometimes more dangerous than motorists. Roll in the opposite direction, click through pedestrians and cars, don’t stop. It’s very dangerous to travel in my neighborhood. My three and a half -year -old son must learn to trust anyone and respect the Highway Code himself, because adults certainly do not respect him. Delphine Monsallier
Frankly, they are not motorists who bother me the most. These are wheels. They go straight to the red fires, do not make their mandatory stops, go to pedestrians (because they are convinced that they have a priority), walk on sidewalks, circulate in pedestrians forbidden to cyclists, circulate in the opposite direction, etc. I have almost hit me many times. Only one by car. Because they are not registered as cars, it is not possible to trace them and file a complaint. I am a cyclist himself and they are other cyclists who are the worst danger during my trip. I put pressure on Vélo Quebec and the Ministry of Transport, who refuse to hear the idea of registration of bikes to fight this disaster. Michael Peters
I live on a platform-mont-royal in Montreal. Because of the nausea of bikes, scooters, boards, cars and trucks, I rarely feel safe when I walk on the sidewalk. It can be a wheel that occurs from nowhere, in the opposite direction of a single sense. Even better, on a walking road like Prince Arthur in the summer, where there are restaurants outside. Or in the Parc du Carré Saint-Louis, where bikes, electric or not, circulate in the paths. It is also during the transition with the inscription for pedestrians, which is not respected by cars that change, even if it is a priority for pedestrians. Louise Boisclair
Even with low vision I have always worked and I will never stop. I was pleased to discover Montreal while running and in long steps. Now that I live with complete blindness, I try to cross, independently and safely, the main streets and commercial arteries of Montreal, which do not have traffic lights with sound signal. In 2017, I did a new rehabilitation in orientation and mobility to ensure more autonomous and safer trips. I have faced many challenges, especially inaccessibility of Crossspieces for pedestrians without sound signaling, which threatens blind and visually impaired pedestrians. We are certainly the most neglected and most vulnerable in the area of road safety. Yves-Marie Lefebvre
I walk at least an hour every day around 8:30 am in Villeray, with my dog. I’ll tell you about two dangers. In the light there are cars that turn left or right, the most dangerous for pedestrian crossing. Before you join, you have to stay on the guard and always have contact with the driver. Sometimes I saw a car or truck to go on three feet in front of me … it’s not funny. The same phenomenon with cyclists who turn, especially near cycling roads such as Rev. The second danger is the most important and ignored for me: the end of the aisles. There are many in Villeray, and when some signs ask for a speed limit to 10 km/h, drivers still consider them streets. The most dangerous moment will be spent when the driver comes out of the aisle to turn. The street is often one -off, so it proceeds and looks only to the side of where the traffic comes from. If you walk on the sidewalk and arrive in the opposite direction, it does not look at you, we do not see you. And there it happened to me that I had a car or a truck that passes to me. At least you should stop at the end of the streets with a message that would appear on both sides if the journey is free. It should be noted that most of the aisles are under the supervision of two buildings on each side, which significantly reduces the vision of drivers and pedestrians. Yvan Bolduc
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