More on Honking and the SUV Accident..!

Here's a note from Meryse a local Oxton-Oriole neighborhood resident, who writes...

My husband and I live [on Oriole] Parkway, and we are very glad that you are doing this! We live RIGHT at the corner...and we are going crazy from the constant honking of horns by cars...this has gotten MUCH worse since they took the yield sign down.

I am a physician (intern) and I sometimes work shifts, or work for 30 hours at a time and have to sleep during the day, and this has become nearly impossible with all the honking.

Basically, I think the problem is that people coming around the corner at Oxton hesitate because traffic coming south from Oriole come fast and often change lanes right at the corner. People like cab and bus drivers or locals honk like crazy because they want the driver in front to just turn...but there is a reason people are hesitating! Because people DO CHANGE LANES there and come over into their lane!!!! Generally speaking, if so many people are hesitating at that corner, it's because IT DOESN'T FEEL SAFE!!! And it's not.

To exemplify this let me tell you about an accident at this corner last week: I was standing in my living room looking out the corner window when I heard a bang and screeching, then an SUV came swerving onto the grass in front of my window off the road. The SUV was turning from Oxton onto Oriole and a moving truck was coming south on Oriole, and CHANGED LANES at the corner, and drove the SUV off the road and about 3 metres from my apartment window, while I was standing RIGHT THERE.

This isn't the first time I've seen similar things happen there. My final concern is that I also park in my building, and the entrance to the underground parking is right around the corner on Oriole...I'm sure you can imagine how dangerous it is turning that corner then immediately trying to turn into our garage when people come whiping around the corner.

I am literally nearly rear-ended EVERY SINGLE DAY. At the very least, the should be a "hidden driveway" sign right there. So, that is my point of view. Something needs to be done about this. It is too dangerous, and too loud. I love this neighbourhood, but I can't wait to get out of my building because of this corner. Thank you for doing this, and please let me know if there is anything I can do to help {your petition]! Seriously! Take care ...

Maryse (Last name and email address withheld by request)