The streets of Grande Prairie
Isn't there a song like that, Streets of New York or something???
Anyway...there are strange things going on in Grande Prairie these days. Apparently the city has decided to put a big emphasis on stopping people from running red lights in the city, and have converted at least three intersections in town into giant surveillance areas. No joke, I have counted no less than 19 camera/sensor boxes at each of these intersections! I have no idea if they're trying to get photos of the offending vehicles from every possible angle, or what is going on. I have seen red light cameras in other cities, and somehow they only require three or four boxes to perform the needed functions. So I'm not sure if Grande Prairie is just so advanced technologically that they have some amazing new system that requires all these cameras...or if we're not so smart and it takes us five times as many cameras as anyone else.
And more from the 'not so smart' file...the lights have been changed at a couple of intersections in town, so that the left turning lane light, which used to have three lights (red, yellow arrow and green arrow) now have four lights (two reds, yellow arrow and green arrow). But just in case you thought two wrongs make a right, or two reds make a green, there are big signs indicating that no left turns are permitted on a double red light. Um, did somebody actually think 'well, ya sure can't turn left on a red light, but TWO red lights?!? That's just asking me to turn!' What is with that? I am seriously concerned for the intelligence of people in this area.
Anyway...there are strange things going on in Grande Prairie these days. Apparently the city has decided to put a big emphasis on stopping people from running red lights in the city, and have converted at least three intersections in town into giant surveillance areas. No joke, I have counted no less than 19 camera/sensor boxes at each of these intersections! I have no idea if they're trying to get photos of the offending vehicles from every possible angle, or what is going on. I have seen red light cameras in other cities, and somehow they only require three or four boxes to perform the needed functions. So I'm not sure if Grande Prairie is just so advanced technologically that they have some amazing new system that requires all these cameras...or if we're not so smart and it takes us five times as many cameras as anyone else.
And more from the 'not so smart' file...the lights have been changed at a couple of intersections in town, so that the left turning lane light, which used to have three lights (red, yellow arrow and green arrow) now have four lights (two reds, yellow arrow and green arrow). But just in case you thought two wrongs make a right, or two reds make a green, there are big signs indicating that no left turns are permitted on a double red light. Um, did somebody actually think 'well, ya sure can't turn left on a red light, but TWO red lights?!? That's just asking me to turn!' What is with that? I am seriously concerned for the intelligence of people in this area.
brought to you by Greg and Farrell Clark at 8:46 AM
1 Comments:
You need to phone the traffic department of GP civic office and smarten them up. At least ask what are you supposed to do? It's almost too scary to proceed at all. Can you try a different route?
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