Driveway Confusion

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Councillor Rob Lantz
on October 31, 2007
in Safety
. 1 Comment

The new crosswalk/sidewalk configuration at Queen Charlotte school and the new driveway into the Simmons Arena parking lot have turned out well and should improve safety. But you may have noticed the old driveway where the crosswalk is located has been barricaded, and the new driveway has a sign that says “Bus Lane Only”. Obviously this is a mistake, otherwise there’s no way for a car to access the arena parking lot. I’m surprised I haven’t had a call about this yet. It was an error by school officials who erected the sign, not the city, and it will be corrected shortly. The “Bus Lane Only” sign will be moved to the old driveway beside the school, where it belongs.

1 Response to “Driveway Confusion”

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  1. 1 Shawn
    October 31, 2007 at 3:44 pm

    It’s ok, Rob. Most people I have seen simply ignore the sign and use the entrance anyway, like most of the signs in Charlottetown.

    Another good example is the “no entrance” sign for cars going south on University Avenue wanting to turn into the Sobeys parking lot at Allen Street. A car turns left across two lanes of busy traffic into the lot about every fifteen minutes during daylight hours, directly against the sign.

    Again, its ok. I don’t think the police give tickets for this kind of thing.

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