dangerous crosswalk intersection

This is the intersection of Westmount and Father David Bauer/ Westcourt Place.

We've all nearly ended up on car hoods by car drivers engaged in rolling stops through a red.

It is always on the corner with the mall.

The broad ogive makes drivers think they can maintain speed on a turn.

They approach from Kitchener towards University. They pull a hard right onto FDB. They are unable to see past stopped cars to their left -and do so anyway.

I'm sure they'll express shocked disbelief about how a pedestrian 'appeared out of nowhere' when they hit somebody.

A sharper corner would discourage them.

On a related note, a month ago I was returning from the mall to Westcourt Place.

The walk sign was still 'go' when I started. There are 5 lanes to cross.

I was alarmed by the sound of honking right beside me. A car had tried to pull left off of FDB onto Westmount. After 5 lanes the walk sign had expired. This happens to the old people who live in area even when they promptly begin to walk.

Anyway, I gestured to the walk sign.

The husband of the wife said I did not have the right of way. Sadly he refused to step out of the car. Nonetheless, I no longer cross on a 'stale green', or whatever the equivalent for a pedestrian cross walk is.

To the city designers - the same ones that made a foot-wide pseudo-bike lane on Westmount, a mere block from where a cyclist was killed in a proper one a year ago - take note.

When I talk about a particular corner, I am describing road features that exist in multiple locations in K-W. I assume any corner or intersection with the same features will exhibit the same deviance. When a pedestrian gets hit, I may very well suggest the fail was YOUR fault.

Maybe I'll write your boss in your department while citing studies indicating that road feature was dangerous - and you built it anyway.

I think we can safely assume that the city's road designers don't bus bike or walk to work.