Still no luck with finding the base text of Toronto by-law 32-92. So any help there is greatly appreciated.
Never the less, is it possible to use in defence that the change was not really recommended until the environment study and other stuff in bold below?
Source: http://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2008 ... -17081.pdf
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RECOMMENDATIONS
Transportation Services recommends that City Council:
2. Not alter the lane designations on eastbound Harbour Street at Yonge Street at
this time, pending consideration of such changes in the current Environmental
Assessment.
... more detail ...
If the dual left-turn movement is changed, these drivers
would be required to make two lane changes in order to be in the proper left-turn lane at
Yonge Street. This section of roadway is much shorter (185 metres) than the section of
Harbour Street between York Street and Bay Street. There is also a significant curve in
Harbour Street between Bay Street and Yonge Street. With longer queues for the left
turn at Yonge Street, these lane changes would be very difficult. There is a potential ofvehicles stopping in the eastbound lanes of Harbour Street, while waiting to merge with
left-turning traffic, and also of making an illegal dual left-turn movement at Yonge Street
These factors lead us to conclude that the dual left-turn movement should not be changed
at Yonge Street with the existing F.G. Gardiner ramp configurations at this time. Further
consideration of this proposal should be included in the environmental assessment for
changes to the York and Bay ramps.
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I don't think this fact makes one's defence, but still...
So given the facts:
1. These wrong turns were anticipated there due to the following factors (at least):
a. curve, to the distance,
b. the layout of the lanes, when exiting from the Eastbound GHW ramp
c. the distance (that's 185 meters, or 13.32 seconds if driving with 50 km/h,
and
2. The change was not originally recommended
and
3. and yes, still, there is still a lot of people making the same turn from the middle line.
Did not found the final vote on the matter nor the environmental assessment study. Any links from more advanced ladies and gentlemen?
Any thoughts?