Parts of SRB Pie-IX fencing to be replaced
Parts of the fencing that separates the SRB Pie‑IX from the rest of the road are going to be replaced because they block the view of pedestrians at intersections. They’re now 1.5m high and will be 70 cm in future. La Presse got a disobliging snark from Ensemble, but this is the kind of thing you have to adapt when risks become clear.
Blork 17:49 on 2024-04-18 Permalink
I wonder if they’re not just swapping one risk for another. 70cm is pretty low. Most people can just step right over a fence that low, so will this bring a rash of people not crossing at the proper end points and instead jaywalking and hopping over the fence? (And all the risks and hazards that brings…) If they made it 100cm it would still be low enough to not block the view of pedestrians but it would be too tall to step over unless you’re a basketball player.
I’d like to think this was thoroughly studied and 70cm was arrived at via consultations with different experts but I suspect it was because they found 70cm fencing pre-made somewhere and cheap instead of having to custom make it to 100.
Kate 19:20 on 2024-04-18 Permalink
It sounds like they’re only lowering the fences near corners, to give better visibility at crossings.