Toronto is the largest city in Canada, with approximately 5 million residents, offering a multitude of interesting sights and sounds. It is also the capital of the Province of Ontario and the Provincial Government is headquartered in the City. Team Alliance managed to take some interesting pictures of this very dynamic city. Unfortunately, due to time constraints, we did not get to see all of the sights, but we did manage to get to the Royal Ontario Museum, and see a fascinating exhibit of the Chinese Terracotta Army, among other things.
Aside from the Terracotta Army and other more permanent exhibits, one of the more interesting things about it was it's exterior!
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| The Royal Ontario Museum and it's new addition--an architect trying to eat a previous architect's work. |
As with many large cities in North America, Toronto is having to cope with it's share of traffic congestion, and the emergence of the bicycle culture in an environment designed for vehicular traffic. Bicycle lanes are being added onto many streets, often narrowing roadways to drivers in order to accommodate the new lanes, with the usual debates of cars versus bikes ensuing.
One of the more interesting things Team Alliance noted was the traffic sign parallel to the traffic light that is geared toward pedestrian traffic, rather than the usual vehicular traffic (click on the picture to see a bigger version of the photo):
"Pedestrians Obey Your Signals" Yes indeed! A very important, yet all too rare, reminder, that, for ultimate safety, pedestrians as well as drivers have to obey the signals too. So often, the emphasis on traffic rules is solely placed on vehicles, but quite often the pedestrian is just as guilty for flouting the law and creating a potentially dangerous situation. On a daily basis, Team Alliance sees pedestrians walking against a red light, seemingly unperturbed that they are taking someone else's right of way, even if there seems to be no vehicle in the immediate vicinity. A car can travel extraordinary distances in a very short amount of time, even if it's going at the legal speed limit. It is very foolish for people to assume that it is safe to cross just because there are cars half a block away. Never underestimate the power of a vehicle!
Remember, it only takes an extra second to be safe!
One of the more interesting things Team Alliance noted was the traffic sign parallel to the traffic light that is geared toward pedestrian traffic, rather than the usual vehicular traffic (click on the picture to see a bigger version of the photo):
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| "Pedestrians Obey Your Signals" Reminder at Bloor St. W. , Toronto |
"Pedestrians Obey Your Signals" Yes indeed! A very important, yet all too rare, reminder, that, for ultimate safety, pedestrians as well as drivers have to obey the signals too. So often, the emphasis on traffic rules is solely placed on vehicles, but quite often the pedestrian is just as guilty for flouting the law and creating a potentially dangerous situation. On a daily basis, Team Alliance sees pedestrians walking against a red light, seemingly unperturbed that they are taking someone else's right of way, even if there seems to be no vehicle in the immediate vicinity. A car can travel extraordinary distances in a very short amount of time, even if it's going at the legal speed limit. It is very foolish for people to assume that it is safe to cross just because there are cars half a block away. Never underestimate the power of a vehicle!
Remember, it only takes an extra second to be safe!
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