Canada Line | Completed

[SpongeG]

Originally Posted by lightrail

Isn't BART automatic - like Skytrain?

the BART has drivers too - or someone who sits up front he looks out the window and leaves when he sees no more peoples getting on or off

but we were stuck waiting for the MUNI in the middle of nowhere it was scurry

[lightrail]

Originally Posted by zivan56

No, it is generally not legal. Hence the first sentence, with the exception of the above circumstances (see italics). Likewise, although the exceptions may be legal, they are quashed by this unless you are driving late at night with very little traffic:



A pass on the right can almost never be made safely unless traffic is very sparse and the driver of the car in front of you clearly sees you are passing on the right.

Here are the fines:

But the exceptions are pretty broad. Essentially if you are on a "laned" road with multiple lanes going in your direction you can pass on either side.

Also - don't change the Act in the quotation in your response, and get your facts rights.

The definition of "Laned Roadway" is in s. 119 of the Act.

"laned roadway" means a roadway or the part of a roadway that is divided into 2 or more marked lanes for the movement of vehicular traffic in the same direction.

The definition says "roadway" or "part of a roadway" so this would include undivided multi-lane roadways.

I do agree the general principle is it is safer to pass on the left so cars should move to the right. But generally speaking, if it is safe to do so, you can pass on the right. You cannot drive on the shoulder to pass on the right. But if there is a free lane, you can certainly pass on the right. It is LEGAL.

You're not reading s.158 correctly.

Passing on the right is LEGAL in BC.

Sorry - this is way off topic, so I'll not post again about this here.

[mezzanine]

On the weekend, I was doing some shopping at graville at robson at the future shop building and they were very busy with testing. You could hear the trains running every ~5 minutes thru the vents.

[metroXpress]

^ testing at Richmond too....I timed it. The train comes every 4 mins.

[Dave2]

Originally Posted by zivan56

No, it is generally not legal. \:

If you read that carefully, it is ok to pass on the right on a "laned roadway", such as Hwy 1 or any other 4 lane highway.

[BCPhil]

Has anyone seen what looks like new LED signal boards over Highway 99 right when you enter the tunnel north bound? There are new signs over each of the three lanes into the tunnel (one for the counter flow) north bound. I went past there last week when they closed the right lane to put up the signs. I didn't know they could turn the left hand lane into a red X (I always thought it was perma-green arrow).

The timing of this and the new HOV lane and the Canada line make me feel this is part of the project. Does anyone have any ideas what the signs are for?

They look a bit like the traffic advisory signs they have in Seattle that tell you how long it will take you to get into the city. I think it would be a good idea if they were signs telling you how bad traffic is on and past the Oak Street Bridge to try and encourage people to park at the park and ride and take the Canada Line (or to tell you if the park and ride is full).

Anyone know what they are actually for?

[crazyjoeda]

It would be silly for them to tell you if the park and ride was full since the tunnel is at least 10 minutes away from Bridgeport, cars will come and go.

[SpongeG]

i heard the train at king ed and cambie from inside the car

[mr.x]

^ that's quite ridiculously loud for street level, being the train is in a tunnel.

[SpongeG]

it was at the stop light though and there is that big vent there but yah i was surprised to hear it

[lightrail]

Originally Posted by mr.x

^ that's quite ridiculously loud for street level, being the train is in a tunnel.

Not really - they're just below the surface and there are vents. In Edmonton you can hear trains running under the library parkade from inside the parkade - the trains are just below the parking floor. So I'm not surprised.

[Metro-One]

You can also hear the Expo line running underneath near the Guinness building and other areas.

[Locked In]

Yaletown Station update, taken by me on Canada day:

[deasine]

I love how low profile Yaletown Station actually is. Thanks for the update. Weather looks great... too bad it won't last.

[mr.x]

I was at the Canada Place/convention centre entrance of SkyTrain's Waterfront Station yesterday and they've replaced the old signage/maps/info next to the ticket vending machines with those we have seen at the Canada Line stations (including the massive map of the region with the Canada Line):








and etc.




Looks like they're gearing up for a BC Day weekend opening. Surely, they couldn't be installing all of this two months before the previously announced September Labour Day opening date. 30 days is much more likely.

There's also quite a bit of new wayfinding signage/paint along the Waterfront Station platform columns, but the Canada Line directions have been left out until for later.

[Metro-One]

Please do not quote me on this for there is an 80% chance it is wrong but i was talking to one of my contacts who was doing some contract work for the line and they said there might even be a surprise July 16th opening. Again, please take this with a grain of salt as i have, chances are though it will be the BC day long weekend.

[mr.x]

^ i highly doubt that they'd be able to do enough revenue operations systems testing for it to open in a little more than a week from now. I'd be actually a little frightened if they did open that early.

[Yume-sama]

Psht. Who needs testing? If it works for Microsoft~

[mr.x]

Canada Line may open even earlier
Few problems found so far during trial runs on rapid transit system

Alan Campbell, Richmond News
Published: Friday, July 03, 2009

The Canada Line could be open even earlier than Labour Day.

That's the news filtering through from Canada Line bosses as progress on the rapid transit service's testing continues apace without any glitches.

Earlier this year it became apparent that the Canada Line would be in a position to launch sooner than the original scheduled November opening. But recent intensive testing and trials have gone so well that the Labour Day prediction could be bumped up further to August.

"There's a good chance we'll be open ahead of Labour Day," said Steve Crombie, vice president of public affairs with InTransitBC, which will be responsible for the running of the Canada Line.

"Right now, we're running through some more testing and trials and stress tests. We have to be able to complete a certain percentage of successful runs and simulate system responses. I think about the third week in July we could be ready to set an actual date for opening."

Crombie said the Canada Line has passed every test so far, with finishing touches also being made to the line's stations.

The last big hurdle for the Canada Line is considered to be test runs for the BC Safety Authority, before an operating permit can be issued.

"If we can get through these trial runnings without any problems, then we'll be pretty much good to go," added Crombie.

Canada Line bosses warned earlier this year that a whole rash of headaches and hiccups could still plague any plans to open the Canada Line ahead of schedule.

But the majority of potential problems appears to have been either dealt with quickly or have not transpired at all. Construction of the fully-automated $2-billion line has been ahead of schedule for the last year, and it has been widely anticipated that the new transit system might open early.

A dedicated bus lane on Hwy. 99, north of Westminster Hwy. is being constricted to ease the passage of northbound buses to Canada Line's Bridgeport station.

Almost all Vancouver-bound buses from South Delta, South Surrey and White Rock will be re-routed upon Canada Line's opening to the Bridgeport station.


© Richmond News 2009

[Mac Write]

So I guess the 98 B-Line won't be running until Labor day then (crap I need to document it along with the Albion Ferry).