Traffic lights are a convenience, not a lifesaver. I wouldn't even hesitate to say that traffic lights kill. Projects converting signalized intersections to multi-way stops or roundabouts have reduced vehicle-pedestrian collisions by 25% and 70% respectively. There's no reason that particular intersection, with its 50 km/h speed limit and ample room for a roundabout, should have been built the way it was. Adding signals now will let drivers exit Hebron Way and White Rose Drive more easily, but it also promotes driver inattention. Every one of the top 10 intersections for vehicle collisions in St. John's and Mount Pearl has traffic signals. That's not a coincidence; the signals and drivers' preference for intersections that have them are why the intersection of Torbay Road and Stavanger Drive made the top 10 in 2013 and the intersection of Torbay Road and White Rose Drive didn't.
http://www.rnc.gov.nl.ca/publications/pdf/2013_annual_report.pdf
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Originally Posted by Arrakis
I emailed Danny Breen, the Ward councillor for the area and also the Mayor. Got responses from both almost immediately stating that lights should be installed this spring or early summer. Time will tell though whether this will happen and if public safety is a concern to them.
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