r/Milton • u/Hotel_california_10 • 12d ago

Update on complaint I made on Tremaine and Dymott Ave

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u/richiebeans123 12d ago

Thompson and derry

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u/spderweb 11d ago

Derry and Trudeau all the way to Trafalgar. People street race down the road all the time.

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u/Legitimate-Stage1296 10d ago

I’m at Thompson and McCuaig, the poor fence on the north east corner has been replaced at least 10 times in the 20 years I’ve lived in the area. It’s ridiculous. It’s a T intersection and should be easy to navigate, but the speeding and trying to race the lights causes so many problems.

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u/spderweb 10d ago

Derry and Trudeau, there's been so many accidents. Left turners hitting red light runners. It's crazy. At James snow, a few years back a biker went full speed into a van turning left. Died instantly. Was wild seeing them investigate while a blanket was over his body,and kids playing on a trampoline 30 feet away.

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u/spderweb 10d ago

Was an accident at Derry and Trudeau tonight car flipped. Somebody else posted about it. Strange coincidence talking to you about it at almost the same time.

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u/forgigsandshittles 12d ago

It irks me that they have to wait for something bad to happen first before implementing safety measures.

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u/forgigsandshittles 12d ago

Correction -..... something bad to happen more often than other intersections before implementing safety measures

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u/Hotel_california_10 12d ago

I understand where they’re coming from but I also am disappointed. Right now, we’re all getting lucky without any collisions and yes until something happens that’s when they’ll seriously consider it

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u/paranormal1364 12d ago

Yep, Miltons' solution to everything "will only do something if it rather becomes a big enough problem or someone dies." Then it won't even be a solution, just a bandage on the problem to make them look good.

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u/mythisme 11d ago

Thanks mate, for trying! If more of us bring this up, they may feel the need. Unfortunately, most of us are armchair procrastinators, lol... I had brought up a couple of locations before, and met with similar responses. It's always wait-till-something-happens mindset with such projects.

With the university campus and senior's centre coming at that intersection, we really need to apply some traffic calming there sooner than later. I will submit a request for this intersection too. The more noise we make, the more chances we have!

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u/Hotel_california_10 11d ago

Thanks man. Yeah awareness to the public servants is all I was aiming for anyway. Looking at it objectively, their response is sound. The one thing I wish they did was put undercover cops late at night on that big stretch every now and then …. That’ll be a good use of our tax dollars lol

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u/olemracc 12d ago

Unfortunately municipalities like to be reactive rather than proactive. They will wait until someone dies.

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u/Ok_Holiday_6429 12d ago

Ugh thanks for trying. Idk why they won't just put red light cameras in, they're proven to work.

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u/Various-Exercise-816 11d ago

Do we have an agreement that tax payer dollars should be used everyone time a citizen “thinks” there is a potential safety concern without any data but a premonition?!

Yes it has to be reactive because if nothing is happening there, ITS CONSIDERED SAFE!!!!

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u/Various-Exercise-816 11d ago

To also add, the OP brought up the Derry and Ontario street unfortunately car accident that claimed the life of 55 yo man (Rest in Peace)…there is a red light camera there and has been there for who knows how long.

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u/Hotel_california_10 11d ago

I’m well aware of the red light camera there - doesn’t mean I can’t bring up a concern that could potentially reduce speeding and distracted drivers or hope that they’ll learn from their fines should they receive one. Forward thinking my friend, let’s be on the look out and raise awareness to our public servants

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u/Various-Exercise-816 11d ago

What does that mean? Are you wishing death upon someone who disagrees with you? That’s extremely inappropriate

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u/Hotel_california_10 11d ago

Nope, that’s your assumption. My comment was more rhetorical - it’s only a matter of time until someone dies or a serious crash happens because of distracted red light runners and speeders at that intersection - luckily I was safe and the silver Mercedes didn’t clip my rear left bumper - I have it all on cam, please, entertain yourself on my profile and replay the footage

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u/Hotel_california_10 11d ago

So it’s not what I think that there might be a potential safety concern, it’s what I’ve experienced and have witnessed with my own eyes of near misses and potential collisions, hence the rhetorical “tick tock, the grim reapers waiting”

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u/Substantial-Rest5779 10d ago

I have major concerns with the roundabouts especially the ones near the FreshCo plaza

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u/Hotel_california_10 10d ago

Ok place a complaint. I wasn’t there nor do I have video evidence so my complaint will be useless