Mark:
I spent about 30 minutes watching and videoing on this gorgeous sunny Thursday afternoon (https://goo.gl/photos/rbGgTHggrKcck2UT8). Traffic out of the Radisson was fairly light at that time. The good news is that most of the traffic movement is for left turns or straight ahead routes and those turning right all signaled their intent. The smaller percentage turning right to head into town with the opportunity to ignore the signage is also limited by the green cycle and the fact that their path may be blocked by someone waiting to go straight. That being said, of 6 vehicles with the opportunity to turn right on red, 2 did so with little hesitation as you can see here <https://goo.gl/photos/rbGgTHggrKcck2UT8> . Nice to see the cab and the hotel van comply with the signage. Real professionals there! While more observation would be needed to establish reliable rates of offending, it's obvious as others have pointed out, that the signage is minimal, there are many other distractions at play, and this poor design clearly poses a threat to cyclists headed south as they enter the intersection on what they see as a green light. The scenario of a delivery vehicle or bus (frequent at this hotel site I would guess) doing this, could have a terrible outcome should a cyclist get tangled up in the wheel well. The papers might call it a "freak accident"; I would call it homicide by design. This is a well-known issue related to two-way cycle paths at intersections as Robbie pointed out; the drivers do not expect cross traffic and are likely not to look for it as their own field of vision is called to the left in order to turn safely, even if illegally. Definitely a hazard amenable to better design, intersection control and technology, but just one of far too many around the City.
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