The intersection is fine, it is peoples driving skills that are the issue.

That intersection is not fine and needs to be upgraded to have dedicated lights for turning. Should have been that way since the beginning.

Unfortunate it takes injuries and deaths to occur before action takes place on the intersections but hopefully with the new changes the situation will improve.

We teach driving in Prince George and Highway 16/Cowart road intersection needs an upgrade. It’s need a merge lane or a Yield when turning right on to the highway from Vance road. Because of higher speeds no left hand turn on a solid green only on advance only. Highway 97 and Highway 16 junction to 5th Ave you are not allowed to make a left hand turn unless you get the advance arrow. They should also change the traffic lights at Highway 16 on to Ferry Ave to turn left only on advance turn signal. Maybe there has to be a fatal before they make the change. I see drivers running late amber lights purposely. People slow down your life is worth it.

Running the yellow light is a huge problem here. One car runs the yellow then three cars follow because the car in front of them moved. I’ve seen people just stare at the car they are following and never even look up at the light! The next time you are sitting at a red light, count the number of cars that run the yellow. It’s a given in Prince George that you never just go on a grenn light.

**green light

I have to agree with Peter. As we were coming out of BP on Tuesday, we heard a mighty roar of a sheepie truck, black smoke and everything, going through the intersection on the RED light. Your wounded cow roar is what made us look up. The light for Cowart light was already green. If the driver of the car crossing 16 (an “N” btw.), wouldn’t have looked both ways You would have another memorial at that intersection Please, Yellow means safe to stop if safe do so, Red means STOP’

I see a lot of vehicles with N on them running the lights. The stats do not show how many of those accidents have drivers using N..

I can’t believe that there is even one person opposed to making intersections safer!

Just saying I saw a good “N”, for once. Saved a life.

Ppl have been saying for years, “Is it going to take a death to get something done with that intersection”? Yes, apparently that was what they were waiting for. :(
I go through that intersection everyday and several times a day, my heart hurts every time I see all the flowers.

Well it has been way too long coming but at last both intersections will be as they should always have been————very happy to hear.

That young girl did nothing different than any of you (us) old fools who have turned on a green… when we couldn’t see the entire way down the road.

She made a mistake, lost her sister because of it.. how horribly sad.

That truck that hit her looked about 10000lbs overweight, I wonder if there is an investigation into it being an illegal load? Did they hit the scales?

Stop acting so much better than any that young girl, I’m sure all of you have had so many close calls you are ashamed to admit it. In fact, you can count on it.

First off just because it has a N on the car does not necessarily a new driver is driving..some leave the sign up all the time so it could be a “experienced” driver behind the wheel.

Also it is a intersection in need of a upgrade..has been for decades.. I would rather see it upgraded than have another person die because of it.

I know all the posters here who say it doenst need an upgrade are perfect drivers..have never sped, change lanes without signalling etc.. If we could only always drive as perfect as you.

So with the high traffic density no upgrade is needed some are saying. Then the upgrade to Domano and 16 was a waste of money then? The passing lane and fourlaning of the highways are also a waste? I get it now.

I wonder which politician was related to that last tragic loss.
There is not other reason I can think off that things
after all this time are happening so quickly..at last maybe now we won’t lose another young life.

and yes in some instances it is definitely bad driving that causes accidents at intersections not the roads themselves.

we shall now see which.

In this day and age it has become the norm to idiot-proof everything. This is one example of that.

There is no doubt that a lot of PG drivers leave a lot to be desired.

Upgrading these intersections was long overdue. In fact most of the work on the Highways is long overdue, and the fact that it was not done sooner is a testament that the Provincial Government does not pay much attention to anything beyond Hope BC.

Of course with an election coming we will get a few kernels thrown our way, and then be forgotten for the next four years.

For all of you making “statements” like you know the facts, I would like to see your data backing up your claims that the majority of these 64 crashes in a year at these two intersections were “inexperienced drivers.”
Please, provide a link!
Also, dedicated left turn signals have proven to make intersections safe, time and again over the years. Why would this be a bad thing?
These two intersections all boil down to speed. No one, including me, sticks to 60kph on this stretch of road. Stopping left turns into oncoming traffic will save lives and injuries. No doubt about it.