As I was making my way home today from the gym I spot a Toyota Tundra with its front wheels hanging over the concrete divider between west bound Crowchild Tr and the C-Train tracks. I thought to myself that there's got to be a better place to park that thing. I was not fortunate enough to get a pic due to not excersising my right to drive distracted. The roads being as slick as they are due to the seamingly endless deep freeze us Canadians have been in probably didn't help the situation. I also remember a few months back that the same issues that contibuted to this particular parking job also contributed to a couple deaths in Canada this winter.
When I see snow piled against the concrete divider in the middle of a road my first thought is to use the middle lane as much as possible. The reason is simply this. The snow generally ends up pretty packed against the cement and therefor creates a ramp. And truth be told,I have seen this all over the city. It must be common practice all over the country because its halped cause more than just a few accidents in other cities and provices too. Now if I were to really nit pick here I would simply say that its a result of the companies contracted to remove snow from our city streets and roads are too cheap to do the job properly. And yes,they are too cheap plain and simple,not to mention the fact that you'll never see a sanding truck or snow plow out when it starts snowing at 3 am like you used to when Alberta Transportation handled the snow removal on our highways and byways.
Now a days it seams that people don't really want to take responsibility for themselves and do a little thinking,sorry if that ruffles a few feathers but,its time for some honesty. Its March people,unlike a few other cities in Canada that does not mean its spring in Calgary! Drive according to the road conditions. Personally,if you're giving someone a rash when you're driving a 100 kph on a highway and you end up wearing their vehicle for a hood ornament then YOU deserve to pay the price. If you plan on texting on Crowchild Tr while you're driving 90 in the left hand lane and you clip someone because they didn't get out of your way then you deserve to pay the price. My question is this...what gives you the right to make or cause someone else to pay the consiquences of your actions?
By the looks of things,winter just might hang around for a little while longer and we've had all winter to get familiar with how we need to drive during this season.
When I see snow piled against the concrete divider in the middle of a road my first thought is to use the middle lane as much as possible. The reason is simply this. The snow generally ends up pretty packed against the cement and therefor creates a ramp. And truth be told,I have seen this all over the city. It must be common practice all over the country because its halped cause more than just a few accidents in other cities and provices too. Now if I were to really nit pick here I would simply say that its a result of the companies contracted to remove snow from our city streets and roads are too cheap to do the job properly. And yes,they are too cheap plain and simple,not to mention the fact that you'll never see a sanding truck or snow plow out when it starts snowing at 3 am like you used to when Alberta Transportation handled the snow removal on our highways and byways.
Now a days it seams that people don't really want to take responsibility for themselves and do a little thinking,sorry if that ruffles a few feathers but,its time for some honesty. Its March people,unlike a few other cities in Canada that does not mean its spring in Calgary! Drive according to the road conditions. Personally,if you're giving someone a rash when you're driving a 100 kph on a highway and you end up wearing their vehicle for a hood ornament then YOU deserve to pay the price. If you plan on texting on Crowchild Tr while you're driving 90 in the left hand lane and you clip someone because they didn't get out of your way then you deserve to pay the price. My question is this...what gives you the right to make or cause someone else to pay the consiquences of your actions?
By the looks of things,winter just might hang around for a little while longer and we've had all winter to get familiar with how we need to drive during this season.
