The crosswalk at Clearbrook Road and Hillcrest Avenue needs flashing yellow pedestrian lights. I mean it.Â
For reasons beyond my understanding, spotting pedestrians walking from the Clearbrook side onto Hillcrest on the opposite side to the McDonald’s appears to be very hard for vehicles. This isn’t the case for the crosswalk connecting the McDonald’s to the Abbotsford Supermarket side, I’ve never had any problems when using that side of the crosswalk. However, the one nearest to Long & McQuade is an accident waiting to happen.Â
I’ve been nearly ran over a handful of times — the tipping point was a black SUV missing me by about three inches or so. I had to jump out of the way to avoid getting hit, and the car didn’t even notice me until I was right in front of it. It has even made me question if I’m crossing wrong, but I’ve checked the rules and I’m abiding by them. I firmly believe that flashing yellow pedestrian lights are necessary in addition to the existing pedestrian control signal. I’m convinced that for some reason, pedestrian visibility is funky at that crosswalk, and drivers need extra cues to help them spot people crossing.
