JOHNSON – Jaywalking, Europe versus North America
By DAVID JOHNSON Contributor, ArmchairMayor.ca THE OTHER DAY, I had to lock up the brakes to avoid a young person who jaywalked, with their attention buried in their phone. [Continue]
Pedestrians
BEPPLE – It’s time for cyclists and pedestrians to start protesting
AS THIS WEEK’S anti-vaccine-mandate truckers’ protest in Ottawa drags on, some I know have said to me they no longer think there will be support for protests of any [Continue]
CITY – New flashing beacons to enhance pedestrian safety at two intersections
New warning signals will go live on Monday (Dec. 7) to enhance pedestrian safety at two Kamloops intersections. The City’s Transportation Division is installing the new [Continue]
GINTA – Let’s all do our part to reduce the risk of pedestrian fatalities
IT WAS NOT THE FACT that the car in front of me was driving faster than 30km/h in the school zone on Summit. Drivers can often and inadvertently find themselves going 50 in a [Continue]
BEPPLE – Pandemic offers a chance to make city streets more people friendly
KAMLOOPS HAS a new traffic and transportation engineer. It’s a job that seems to have a lot of comings and goings, as you might say. Traffic, as in rush hour traffic. [Continue]
GINTA – We need driving laws that protect pedestrians first
A WHILE BACK I read a book that was as poignant as it was scary. It is called A Deadly Wandering: A Tale of Tragedy and Redemption in the Age of Attention, by Matt Richtel. I [Continue]
LETTER – One good way to keep pedestrians safer: clean your headlights
Regarding pedestrian – vehicle incidents, there’s one simple, free activity for vehicle owners. It’s not a complete solution but it’s a place to start. Clean your [Continue]
ROTHENBURGER- Something’s got to be done about vehicle-pedestrian fatalities
An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. ONE WONDERS WHETHER people will ever learn about safety in crosswalks. A 54-year-old woman was hit and killed by a truck at the intersection [Continue]
EDITORIAL – Scramble crosswalks an answer in downtown Kamloops?
An ArmchairMayor.ca editorial by Mel Rothenburger. One of the most dangerous places in town is any intersection when you’re a pedestrian trying to get across. You never [Continue]
Jaywalking rules vary, but common sense needed
ARMCHAIR MAYOR SAYS — Talking about jaywalking seemed like a fairly simple gig for the weekly Josh and the Armchair Mayor spot on CBC Radio Kamloops. Is it legal, is it [Continue]
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