Comments on: Richmond crosswalk scares students http://www.kwantlenchronicle.ca/2008/10/richmond-crosswalk-scares-students/ Produced by Kwantlen Polytechnic University journalism students Mon, 03 Dec 2012 17:02:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: Steve Lee http://www.kwantlenchronicle.ca/2008/10/richmond-crosswalk-scares-students/comment-page-1/#comment-60 Steve Lee Sat, 04 Oct 2008 17:33:49 +0000 http://www.kwantlenchronicle.ca/?p=353#comment-60 It's too bad the Kwantlen Richmond footprint is surrounded by towers and condos. A few years ago, before the newest set of condos and towers was built that land was for sale - for $20 million. Of course, Kwantlen and the BC government (which was a newly elected Liberal government) did not have that kind of money to use towards acquiring the land for future expansion. If Kwantlen had that entire block as a footprint - they could have built an overpass or something from Kwantlen to that stop. It’s too bad the Kwantlen Richmond footprint is surrounded by towers and condos. A few years ago, before the newest set of condos and towers was built that land was for sale – for $20 million. Of course, Kwantlen and the BC government (which was a newly elected Liberal government) did not have that kind of money to use towards acquiring the land for future expansion.

If Kwantlen had that entire block as a footprint – they could have built an overpass or something from Kwantlen to that stop.

]]> By: Steve Lee http://www.kwantlenchronicle.ca/2008/10/richmond-crosswalk-scares-students/comment-page-1/#comment-59 Steve Lee Sat, 04 Oct 2008 17:30:37 +0000 http://www.kwantlenchronicle.ca/?p=353#comment-59 During the time that "RAF (Reduce All Fees)" Party was in power under Aaron Takhar (the former board of directors that the KSA is currently taking legal action against), I maintained a page on my "Concerned Students of Kwantlen" site that had copy of local media coverage. I included copy of this article: http://www.steveleenow.net/kwantlen/media/chronicle/200506/112805driving.pdf From the November 28, 2005 article in hopes that the Richmond KSA would pick it up as a lobbying issue. Perhaps the KSA can bring up the road safety issues in Richmond during the upcoming municipal election. Ultimately, it seems people are worse drivers than ever before. I swear that there is not one intersection during each day that goes by that does not see people running the yellow and red lights each time those lights change from green. It's like people speed up when it turns yellow as opposed to slowing down. Yes, there is a point of no return where, when a light turns yellow you don't have enough space to stop. But there have been times where I know I haven't had time to stop but the two or three or more cars behind me definitely have time to stop. What's worse is when I know I had time to stop but choose not to - and two or three or more cars behind me also choose not to stop. What the heck? - S During the time that “RAF (Reduce All Fees)” Party was in power under Aaron Takhar (the former board of directors that the KSA is currently taking legal action against), I maintained a page on my “Concerned Students of Kwantlen” site that had copy of local media coverage. I included copy of this article:

http://www.steveleenow.net/kwantlen/media/chronicle/200506/112805driving.pdf

From the November 28, 2005 article in hopes that the Richmond KSA would pick it up as a lobbying issue. Perhaps the KSA can bring up the road safety issues in Richmond during the upcoming municipal election.

Ultimately, it seems people are worse drivers than ever before. I swear that there is not one intersection during each day that goes by that does not see people running the yellow and red lights each time those lights change from green. It’s like people speed up when it turns yellow as opposed to slowing down. Yes, there is a point of no return where, when a light turns yellow you don’t have enough space to stop. But there have been times where I know I haven’t had time to stop but the two or three or more cars behind me definitely have time to stop. What’s worse is when I know I had time to stop but choose not to – and two or three or more cars behind me also choose not to stop. What the heck?

- S

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