Car Collides Head-on with C-Train on 7 Ave

[Acey]

Originally Posted by Northendzone

This accident is a tragedy for those involved, and I hope that everyone is ok, but that being said, I hardly think that this accident justifies spending millions or billions of dollars to put the 7th ave line underground.

A subway is essential to the progression of Calgary's transit network because the capacity is needed, not because of train vs car collisions.

[TurnedTheCorner]

Originally Posted by Buzzard

You're right.

We need people that pay attention while driving.

Nah. Nah man. Nah.

[Husky]

Originally Posted by Acey

A subway is essential to the progression of Calgary's transit network because the capacity is needed, not because of train vs car collisions.

I read somewhere under downtown is a high water table/river runs through it so its impossible.

[jar_e]

7th Av service is back to normal as per twitter.

[MrMastodonFarm]

Originally Posted by Husky

I read somewhere under downtown is a high water table/river runs through it so its impossible.

Who told you that?

The 8th ave Subway is happening, it's just a matter of when/budget.

[Cole436]

Originally Posted by CaptainCrunch

At the end of the day, it just seems like Calgarians are getting to be worse and worse drivers.

Between the people that drive around in the winter with the wrong tires speeding down the deer foot doing last minute three lane changes , to people running red lights, to people just not paying attention and believing that their cars are armored like tanks its getting worse.

Part of it is that we're in a city with over a million people and a roadway system built for half that. The other problem is that people are idiots.

This action was preventable, while I'm sorry for the victims injuries especially the passenger who is going to be devestated, there's no one to blame but the driver has to ask him or herself, was saving maybe a minute to get to the destination worth the price that you're paying now and that the drivers of the bus and other witensses and especially the passenger are probably paying tonight and for a long time.

Completely inappropriate to be jumping on the soapbox right now.

Lets just hope that the passengers injuries aren't severe.

[MrMastodonFarm]

Originally Posted by Cole436

Completely inappropriate to be jumping on the soapbox right now.

Lets just hope that the passengers injuries aren't severe.

I think an instance of bad driving is the perfect time to talk about bad driving.

[Handsome B. Wonderful]

Originally Posted by Husky

I read somewhere under downtown is a high water table/river runs through it so its impossible.

And yet, somehow buildings downtown have underground parkades.

And yet, somehow when a new skyscraper is being started in Calgary, the giant hole they dig in the ground isn't flooded.

And yet, somehow London built a subway.

[Cole436]

Originally Posted by MrMastodonFarm

I think an instance of bad driving is the perfect time to talk about bad driving.

It makes me uncomfortable that there's a woman's life in question, and it seems like an appropriate time to act like a self righteous dink.

[KelVarnsen]

8 Ave subway talk that wasn't started by SebC. How often does that happen?

[First Lady]

Originally Posted by Tyler

Incorrect.

Yeah, I wondered about that; thus I made sure to mention Twitter as the source. (As in not the most reliable)

[Minnie]

Originally Posted by Cole436

It makes me uncomfortable that there's a woman's life in question, and it seems like an appropriate time to act like a self righteous dink.

She's in serious but stable condition. Generally means a person will recover, life is not in question.

The only thing I've ever read about building subways in Calgary is that it's more expensive because the soil quality is poor and so everything needs extra shoring up. But since I wasn't able to find anything else out about it (googlefu is not good), I took that with a grain of salt. A large one.

[HPLovecraft]

Originally Posted by skrish

Natural selection

One, you don't understand what natural selection means, two, you're an ass.

[calumniate]

I've quit smoking but work just beside this intersection. Still go outside time to time to pjff my electronic cigarette. My entertainement is watching people run this light every freakin time! It's a money machine. Never want to see anyone hurt, but that intersection is a train drivers worst nightmare. Everyone is hellbent to get onto fifth then north or memorial.

[frinkprof]

8th Avenue Subway won't eliminate train traffic on 7th Avenue.

In fact, current plans have 2 subways being built and still keeping 7th Avenue in use for the blue line.

[chemgear]

Originally Posted by Cole436

It makes me uncomfortable that there's a woman's life in question, and it seems like an appropriate time to act like a self righteous dink.

Update?

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgar...ain-crash.html

Police say the vehicle ran a red light on McLeod Trail and was struck on the passenger side by the train.

The man driving suffered minor injuries and the woman was transported to hospital for non-life threatening injuries.

[Flames Draft Watcher]

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[Flames Draft Watcher]

Originally Posted by Husky

I read somewhere under downtown is a high water table/river runs through it so its impossible.

Well I'm pretty sure several European cities have subways that run underneath rivers so I don't see how it could be an unsolvable problem. Prague's subway runs underneath the river.

[Minnie]

And then there's the Chunnel.

[zamler]

Originally Posted by Husky

I read somewhere under downtown is a high water table/river runs through it so its impossible.

I don't know about the impossible part. But I've noticed that when they dig the foundations for the larger buildings, there is a tremendous amount of water that they have to pump out.

Originally Posted by skrish

Natural selection

I would be pleased to see you get perma banned.