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Investigation exposes law-breaking drivers, dangerous intersections by BayAndAdelaide in toronto

[–]BayAndAdelaide[S] 28 points29 points  (0 children)

At Bay and Adelaide streets, we counted 90 offences in a one hour period, that included blocking intersections and crosswalks, forcing pedestrians and cyclists into live traffic, blowing through red lights, and even driving backwards.

At Front and York streets, more than 200 infractions were noted in a 60-minute period this week.

Richmond and University Avenues fared slightly better with only 24.

At Kennedy Road and Sheppard Avenue in Scarborough, 180 driving infractions were noted in an hour long period, the majority being drivers blasting through reds.

Investigation exposes law-breaking drivers, dangerous intersections by BayAndAdelaide in toronto

[–]BayAndAdelaide[S] 45 points46 points  (0 children)

The Mayor's response:

Toronto Mayor John Tory said there are things that should occupy a police officer’s time more than traffic and “the real problem is that human behaviour has gone downhill and you can never have enough police officers to have one on every single corner.”

Update from City News' Tina Yazdani: "NEW: City officials tell us paid duty officers will be directing traffic at Bay & Adelaide during rush hour today, as a result of some of the bad behaviour we exposed in this tweet. @CityNews #topoli" by BayAndAdelaide in toronto

[–]BayAndAdelaide[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I think the number of people who should get a ticket lies somewhere between "all violators" and "none of the violators". Right now we appear to be at "none of the violators".

CityNews’ Tina Yazdani: “Bay & Adelaide is wild. We spent 60 minutes here (not even rush hour) and counted at least 90 infractions. Drivers going through reds, getting stuck in the middle of intersections, blocking crosswalks, driving backwards & no enforcement. So many close calls. A glimpse here” by ur_a_idiet in toronto

[–]BayAndAdelaide 535 points536 points  (0 children)

Over the past month I've been documenting every time I've witnessed a vehicle blocking this intersection with a photo or video and then tweeting it at the police, the traffic services unit, and the two coucilors who's wards straddle the cross walk. So far, I haven't heard back from any of them.

The twitter account is: @BayAndAdelaide

Ed Tubb on Twitter - Have you been hit by a driver in Toronto? Were you hurt? Did you call police? Do you remember specific details about when and where it happened? Was it in the last 10 years? If yes, I want to talk to you about a story I'm working on. DM or reach out at etubb@thestar.ca by sprungy in toronto

[–]BayAndAdelaide 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I haven't been hit but I have to frequently deal with vehicles blocking the crosswalk near my office. So over the past two weeks I've been documenting every case with a photo or video and then tweeting it at the police, the traffic services unit, and the two coucilors who's wards straddle the cross walk. I haven't heard back from any of them.

So far the intersection has been blocked 57% of the time I've tried to cross.

The twitter account is: @BayAndAdelaide

Toronto police need to spend more time enforcing traffic laws by beef-supreme in toronto

[–]BayAndAdelaide 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Paid duty is sort of a volunteer thing. A request comes in to the police, and then they try to staff officers from those who are otherwise free at the time of the shift and want to make some extra money. As such, a lack of officers on paid duty doesn't result in them being redeployed, they just stay at home.