Interactive map: Vehicle-pedestrian collisions in the Halifax area
By Patrick Odell Web Producer Global News
It’s been a busy year for police in the Halifax Regional Municipality dealing with pedestrians being struck by vehicles.
The map below includes the dates and locations of more than 100 incidents, and will be updated regularly. For the latest information, check the websites of the Halifax Regional Police and Halifax District RCMP. Areas where multiple collisions have occurred may only display a single marker.
A Halifax Transit Bus, and 4 cars fail to yield to a pedestrian crossing the road
Published on Oct 25, 2014
Bus # 732
Route #10
Victoria Road, Dartmouth Nova Scotia Canada
Video shot on October 25th, 2014.
Original file started filming at 13:53 in the afternoon. Clip taken from 8:35 in the video.
Bad Halifax Drivers un
see bus driver go through crosswalk while people crossing.
Published on Apr 2, 2014
No one is perfect but come on people were trying to have a society here eh. enjoy number 1 or number UN! There could be more.
If the video seems bad and you would like to send me a better dash cam or go pro just let me know. We can set that up no problem.
UPDATE: Woman on motorized scooter dies after crosswalk accident
By Rebecca Lau Reporter/Weekend Anchor May 3, 2014
DARTMOUTH – A woman who was hit by a truck at a Dartmouth intersection on Saturday morning has died in hospital from her injuries.
The accident happened at around 11 a.m. on Saturday at a marked crosswalk on the corner of Victoria Road and Thistle Street.
Halifax Regional Police say the pick-up truck, which was driven by a 50-year-old man, was travelling south on Victoria Road and making a left-hand turn.
The 57-year-old pedestrian was on a motorized three-wheeled scooter and crossing Thistle Street.
“She was struck by the pick-up truck and they rushed her to the QE2 hospital,” said Sgt. Gordon Graham. “The injuries are fairly serious.”
The incident remains under investigation and no charges have been laid so far.
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FAIL Drivers in Metro Halifax/Dartmouth
Published on Apr 21, 2012
So I decided to watch traffic as I have MANY friends who complain about the drivers here in Halifax and in Dartmouth who FAIL to stop at stop signs or cross walks… while watching in an hour I noticed only 11 people out of 211 actually stopped at the stop sign with a cross walk… and I mean STOP… fully… out of that (this video is shortened BTW) 4 cops cars failed to compleatly stop, 3 buses, and 1 by law personell…. this is SHAMEFUL!! These people KNOW BETTER!!! It’s no wonder why we have so many damn cross walk fatalities here… People PAY ATTENTION follow the rules!!!
COMMENTS;
John van Gurp
This happens all over Halifax and Dartmouth at many many stop signs. There seems to be no enforcement effort at all. Car drivers are being conditioned that they just do not have to stop at stop signs.
Asuna4x4
You do know that this happens everywhere there is pavement…. right? Don’t put Halifax/Dartmouth when its friggin Highfield Park. No one stops at that corner cause you’d get shot or raped. How were you able stand outside in Highfield for an hour and not get shot or mugged???
Lilaj378
I can stand outside in Dartmouth Highfeild area for HOURS and not get bothered…I use to live in the area and never in my 40 years have I been bothered by anyone on the streets, now I’m in Spryfeild and I don’t get bothered there either; and you’re right it does happen EVERYWHERE in Halifax/Dartmouth it is after all called HRM… or AKA “Metro” the drivers here are HORRIBLE…
Wheelchair Cam – Driver Almost Runs Me Over At Crosswalk
Halifax council has approved new markings for crosswalks without lights.
The city plans to paint zebra crossings at all crosswalks that do not have flashing lights or are not part of major intersections.
The bold, white painted lines have been popular in larger cities and the city’s report argues it could make Halifax intersections safer for pedestrians.
The crosswalk changes will cost the city $155,000 and an additional $85,000 to maintain.
Painting zebra lines is just one part of a comprehensive plan to crack down on crosswalk accidents.
Police interviewed witnesses at the scene of another car-pedestrian collision. This one happened on Robie Street near Duffus Street on Tuesday morning. (Angela MacIvor/CBC)
City council is also looking at police enforcement, pedestrian education, and the use of crosswalk flags and reflective tape at crossing
4 pedestrians hit in 24 hours
The council meeting started after four pedestrians were struck by cars in the last 24 hours.
A 32-year-old man was hit at an intersection of Victoria Road and Thistle Street at about 6:46 p.m. Monday in Dartmouth. Police said the man wasn’t seriously hurt.
The 49-year-old woman driving the car was given a ticket for failing to yield to a pedestrian in a crosswalk.
At 7 a.m. Tuesday morning, RCMP were called to the intersection of Pinehill Drive and Skyridge Avenue in Lower Sackville,
where a 25-year-old woman was struck by a vehicle as she was crossing the road.
About 30 minutes later, a 60-year-old man crossing Lady Hammond Road in Halifax was struck by an SUV at Robie Street.
The drivers involved in each collision have been handed $700 fines for failing to yield to a pedestrian in a crosswalk.
Earlier that morning a 41-year old man was hit on the sidewalk as a vehicle backed out of a driveway on Mayo Street. Police are looking for the driver.
Halifax Const. Pierre Bourdages said there have been 46 car-pedestrian crashes so far this year.
Council is set to discuss the idea of zebra crossing paint markings for crosswalks and other changes to try to reduce the number of collisions at a meeting on Tuesday.
Car drives through crosswalk in Halifax.
Published on Dec 4, 2013
Car drives through crosswalk. Nova Scotia tag ELU-155. Happened on my way to work Friday 08 February 2013. This happens at least once or twice a week at various crosswalks and intersections. This one was near the Herring Cove and Purcells Cove intersection.
Three more people struck in Halifax-area crosswalks, including two 30 minutes apart
Jeff Harper/Metro Flowers were left at the scene of a fatal car pedestrian accident at the corner of Victoria Road and Thistle Street in Dartmouth.
Halifax police are investigating the death of a 57-year-old woman who was hit in a crosswalk.
The accident happened at the intersection of Thistle Street and Victoria Road in Dartmouth on Saturday around 11 a.m.
The victim, who uses a three-wheeled scooter as her mode of transportation, was crossing the intersection when a 50-year-old man hit her with his truck.
More pedestrians hit by vehicles in the Halifax area
By Staff Global News and The Canadian Press February 25, 2014
Police are laying charges after two separate incidents of pedestrians being struck while using crosswalks in Halifax’s north end on Friday.
A 51-year-old woman was crossing the intersection at Robie and Young streets shortly after 7 a.m. when she was hit by a driver turning left onto Robie.
Emergency responders took the woman to hospital where she was treated for non-life-threatening injuries.
The driver — a 42-year-old man from Lower Sackville — was charged with failing to yield to a pedestrian in a crosswalk.
Then, shortly before noon, a 65-year-old woman was hit by a vehicle turning right from North Street onto Agricola.
She was treated on scene.
The 44-year-old driver also faces the charge of not stopping for a pedestrian using a crosswalk.
Police are reminding drivers of the nearly $700 fine and four demerit points for failing to yield to a pedestrian in a crosswalk.
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Halifax police look for driver of car that struck woman and toddler
HALIFAX – Police are looking for the driver of a vehicle that struck a woman and a young boy in an unmarked crosswalk on Friday morning.
Just before noon, a 65-year-old woman pushing a two-year-old boy in a stroller was struck crossing Aldergrove Drive along Herring Cove Road by a vehicle making a right-hand turn.
The woman later reported the incident to police. She suffered minor injuries, but the child was not hurt.
The driver of the car allegedly stopped, but did not get out of the vehicle, which left the area travelling inbound on Herring Cove Road.
The vehicle is described as a light-burgundy sedan driven by an elderly man accompanied by an elderly woman.
Police are asking anybody with information about the incident to contact them at 490-5016 or send an anonymous tip to Crime Stoppers.
Three drivers were ticketed for failing to yield to someone in a marked crosswalk after four pedestrians crossing in crosswalks were struck by vehicles in the Halifax region Thursday.
The most recent incident happened Thursday night in Dartmouth at 7:45 p.m. at Mount Edward Road and Woodlawn Road
The woman struck was not seriously hurt.
At 5 p.m., a 45 year-old woman was ticketed after she ran over someone’s foot in the crosswalk at Spring Garden Road and Brenton Street.
The investigation continues for the case of a 24-year-old woman who was hit by the side of a vehicle in the crosswalk at Upper Water and Duke streets at 3:15 p.m.
The 62-year-old man driving the car stopped and identified himself to the woman struck. She was not injured.
The earliest incident happened Thursday morning, when a 56-year-old man was hit just before 5 a.m., near Citadel High School. The pedestrian was taken to hospital as a precaution.
Friends and family members gathered Sunday afternoon at a Dartmouth intersection where Judy MacIsaac-Davis was struck in her motorized scooter a day earlier. “She had a wide circle of friends,” said a man who identified himself as…
Boy struck by teacher’s vehicle outside Dartmouth school
April 23, 2014
Paramedics took an elementary school student to Halifax’s IWK Health Centre after a car-pedestrian collision near his school Wednesday morning. His injuries are not considered serious, but he was transported to the hospital as a precaution,…
Driver sought in crash involving pedestrian pushing stroller
April 4, 2014
Halifax police are looking for a driver who didn’t remain at the scene Friday after his vehicle struck a stroller-pushing pedestrian. Police said the incident happened at 11:45 a.m. on Herring Cove Road, when a 65-year-old woman was on the…
Woman hospitalized after hit in Dartmouth crosswalk
March 24, 2014
A woman was taken to hospital with injuries that were not life-threatening after she was struck in a Dartmouth crosswalk Monday afternoon. Shortly after 2 p.m., a left-turning vehicle hit the woman, 48, as she crossed the intersection of Portland…
Four pedestrians hit in one day in Halifax area
March 21, 2014
A woman walking across a Dartmouth road last night was the fourth person struck in a crosswalk in one day in HRM. Halifax Regional Police say a 40-year-old woman was assessed by paramedics at the scene after she was hit crossing Woodlawn Road by a…
Driver ticketed after man, 56, hit in Halifax crosswalk
March 20, 2014
A man was struck in a Halifax crosswalk early Thursday morning. Just before 5 a.m., a 66-year-old man called Halifax Regional Police to say he had struck a pedestrian at the intersection of Bell Road and Ahern Avenue. A 56-year-old man was taken to…
Council passes pedestrian safety plan
March 18, 2014
Halifax regional council passed a pedestrian safety plan Tuesday that essentially piggybacks on the one passed two weeks ago aimed at cutting the number of crashes in municipal crosswalks. Although the two plans are separate — this week’s was drawn…
Pedestrian hit by car as she crossed Bayview Road
March 16, 2014
A 35-year-old woman was taken to hospital and released after being struck by a vehicle Saturday night in Halifax. Police say the woman was crossing Bayview Road at Trillium Terrace at 11:15 p.m. when she was struck by a car driving up Bayview. The…
Two pedestrians hit by van in grocery store parking lot
March 2, 2014
Two more pedestrians were struck by a vehicle in Halifax Regional Municipality Saturday afternoon. Police say an 18-year-old man and 21-year-old woman were crossing in a marked crosswalk in the Bedford Superstore parking lot when they were hit by…
Halifax car-pedestrian collisions continue to climb
February 25, 2014
Tuesday saw the 47th, 48th and 49th car-pedestrian collisions in Halifax since the new year, while regional council decided to make the crosswalks more visible. Halifax-area police ticketed two drivers and are seeking a third after the three…
Woman gets ticket after man struck in Dartmouth crosswalk
February 25, 2014
A 49-year-old woman was ticketed for failing to yield to a pedestrian after a man was struck in a Dartmouth crosswalk Monday night . At about 6:44 p.m., the woman was turning left off Victoria Road and onto Thistle Street when her vehicle bumped the…
Two pedestrians hit in separate crosswalk mishaps, drivers ticketed
February 23, 2014
An elderly woman and a woman in a wheelchair were struck by vehicles on crosswalks in two separate incidents in Halifax on Saturday evening. The victims both suffered non-life threatening injuries and were transported by ambulance to hospital. At…
Woman pedestrian in critical condition after accident
February 13, 2014
A young woman remains in critical condition in a Halifax hospital following a car-pedestrian collision Wednesday night in Dartmouth. The 22-year-old was walking alone in the area of Pleasant Street and Belmont Avenue at 8:40 p.m. when she was hit…
Metro Transit bus hits teen in crosswalk
February 9, 2014
A 17-year-old girl was struck in a marked crosswalk by a Metro Transit bus near a mall Saturday night in Halifax.
Woman hit in Dartmouth crosswalk
February 1, 2014
A 19-year-old woman was struck by a car in Dartmouth on Friday afternoon. At about 4:30 p.m., the pedestrian stepped into the crosswalk at the intersection of Portland Street and Eisener Boulevard when a black car making a right turn hit her with…
Woman hit in crosswalk at Quinpool Road intersection
January 28, 2014
A left-turning vehicle hit a woman in a Halifax crosswalk Monday night. The collision happened at about 7:40 p.m. at the Quinpool Road-Monastery Lane intersection. Paramedics were called and checked the victim, 32, but she was not hurt, said Halifax…
Pedestrian hit by car on Willett Street
January 27, 2014
A man was taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries after he was hit by a car as he crossed Willett Street early Sunday evening. The 23-year-old had just got off of a Metro Transit bus in the 200 block of Willett Street and was crossing…
Driver ticketed in crash with pedestrian
January 23, 2014
Halifax Regional Police issued a ticket Wednesday to a driver involved in a car-pedestrian collision last December. The pedestrian, a girl, 17, suffered minor injuries after she got hit in a crosswalk while crossing Charles Street at Agricola…
HRM committee: Toughen penalties in car-pedestrian incidents
January 23, 2014
A municipal committee hopes Halifax regional council will call on the province for stiffer penalties against drivers who hit pedestrians in a crosswalk. It is one of about a dozen recommendations going to council once the group polishes its…
Pedestrian hit in Dartmouth
January 22, 2014
A pedestrian-vehicle collision occurred in Dartmouth on Tuesday night, police said Wednesday. The incident happened at about 8:15 p.m. at Pleasant and Atlantic streets. Halifax Regional Police said a 31-year-old woman attempted to cross the street…
Man ticketed after hitting pedestrian in Dartmouth crosswalk
January 21, 2014
A 30-year-old man was ticketed for failing to yield to a pedestrian after a woman was hit in a crosswalk Tuesday night in Dartmouth. At about 6:50 p.m, the driver was travelling on Main Street and turned right onto Major Street when he struck the…
Expert: Drivers need heads-up
January 17, 2014
As pedestrian-vehicle collisions continue to make headlines, Haligonians are still scratching their heads about what’s causing the perceived spike in accidents. “If you can figure it out, can you let the rest of us know?” said Mike Tops, a man with…
Man struck in Dartmouth mall crosswalk
January 16, 2014
The third local car-pedestrian collision in two days sent a man to hospital Thursday. At 10:53 a.m., a 55-year-old man was struck in a marked crosswalk in the parking lot of Dartmouth’s Mic Mac Mall. The victim was transported to hospital with non-…
City adds two more vehicle-pedestrian incidents in less than 24 hours
January 15, 2014
The number of pedestrians struck by vehicles in Halifax Regional Municipality rose again after two more people were hit this week. “There have been six so far (in 2014),” Const. Pierre Bourdages, spokesman for Halifax Regional Police, said Wednesday…
Two pedestrians hit crossing Halifax streets
January 10, 2014
Two women were hit while crossing Halifax streets Friday morning. The first incident sent a 51-year-old woman to hospital with what police believed were minor injuries. The woman was in a marked crosswalk on Robie Street at 7:19 a.m. when she was…
Pedestrian hit by truck in Clayton Park
January 8, 2014
A woman walking on Lacewood Drive went to hospital with minor injuries Tuesday after being hit by a truck, said Halifax Regional Police. Police responded at 4:53 p.m. to the incident at the corner of Sumac Lane, said Staff Sgt. Barb Saunders. The…
Crosswalks in the crosshairs
December 31, 2013
Norm Collins steps into a crosswalk in Halifax and for an instant, his body is hidden from oncoming traffic. Throwing his hands into the air, he points to a spot a few metres ahead of a pole where he says crosswalk lines should have been painted. “A…
Woman injured in car-pedestrian collision in Clayton Park crosswalk
December 18, 2013
Halifax Regional Police are investigating a car-pedestrian collision that left the female victim with minor injuries in Clayton Park on Wednesday morning. The incident took place in a crosswalk outside a Goodlife Fitness gym at Lacewood Drive and…
Police seek car in hit and run involving pedestrian
December 17, 2013
Halifax Regional Police say a pedestrian reported he was struck by a car and knocked to the ground early Monday evening. The 24-year-old man told officers he was crossing Davison St. in central Halifax, not in a crosswalk, when the vehicle him hit…
LETHBRIDGE: Two feet vs. four wheels — a shared responsibility
December 13, 2013
I used to think the scariest thing about my children growing up was giving them the keys to car. But lately, I’m thinking the scariest thing is letting them walk to school, or anywhere. The recent spate of “vehicle-pedestrian collisions” is…
LOWE: Cars matter most on our roads, but they shouldn’t
December 12, 2013
Ten car-pedestrian accidents in Halifax in a little over a week. Got an appetite for more?
Another pedestrian injured in Halifax crosswalk
December 7, 2013
A pedestrian was taken to hospital with minor injuries after being hit by a vehicle at a marked crosswalk in Halifax on Friday night. The pedestrian was crossing at the intersection of Dunbrack Street and Main Avenue at about 11:30 p.m. when an…
Police checking video of Metro Transit supervisor’s crosswalk collision with teenager
December 5, 2013
Halifax police have yet to decide if they will write up a Metro Transit worker after a teenager suffered leg injuries in a car-pedestrian collision Wednesday evening. The 19-year-old was in a marked crosswalk on South Street when a Metro Transit…
Driver ticketed after man hit by car in south-end Halifax
December 4, 2013
A driver received a ticket Tuesday for hitting a pedestrian in an unmarked crosswalk. A car turned right from University Avenue to LeMarchant Street in south-end Halifax at about 9:45 p.m. and hit a man crossing the street in an unmarked crosswalk,…
Pedestrian hit by car in Robie Street crosswalk
December 2, 2013
A woman was taken to hospital after a car-pedestrian accident in Halifax on Monday morning. A 27-year-old woman was walking in a crosswalk on Robie Street near Cunard Street at 6:05 a.m. when a car turning left from Cunard onto Robie hit the woman,…
Woman hit in crosswalk on Dunbrack Street
November 27, 2013
A woman was taken to hospital after she was hit by a car in Halifax. The 60-year-old woman was in a crosswalk on Dunbrack Street near Main Avenue at about 7:30 p.m. Tuesday when she was struck, Halifax Regional Police said. She was taken to hospital…
Pedestrian crossing Oxford Street hit by vehicle
November 20, 2013
A woman was taken to hospital after a pedestrian accident in south-end Halifax. A 20-year-old woman was trying to cross Oxford Street at Waegwoltic Avenue at 5:05 p.m. Tuesday when she was hit by a vehicle. She was taken to hospital with what are…
Girl hit in crosswalk
November 12, 2013
Halifax police are looking for a silver Hyundai after a car-pedestrian collision injured a 12-year-old girl in Dartmouth Tuesday afternoon. The girl and her mother were in a marked crosswalk at Akerley Boulevard near Windmill Road at 3:12 p.m. The…
Woman, child hit in downtown crosswalk
October 26, 2013
A six-year-old child and a woman were taken to hospital with minor injuries after being struck by a vehicle in a Halifax crosswalk late Friday afternoon. Police say the 27-year-old woman and the child were crossing Salter Street at about 5:20 p.m…
Driver charged after pedestrian struck
October 22, 2013
Halifax Regional Police charged a 21-year-old male driver after a car-pedestrian collision late Tuesday morning. The incident took place at Robie and Inglis streets around 11:34 a.m. A 26-year-old man was in a marked crosswalk when he was hit. He…
Driver ticketed after woman hit in Halifax crosswalk
October 2, 2013
A driver was ticketed after a woman was hit by a vehicle in a Halifax crosswalk. The 77-year-old woman was crossing the street at the intersection of Queen and Green streets when she was struck at 8:13 p.m. Tuesday night. She was treated by…
Bus hits woman in downtown Halifax crosswalk
September 23, 2013
A 62-year-old male Metro Transit bus driver has been charged with failing to yield to a pedestrian in a crosswalk after a woman was struck in downtown Halifax this morning. At 6:55 a.m., police responded to a bus-pedestrian collision at the…
Metro Transit driver ticketed after pedestrian hit by bus
September 17, 2013
A Metro Transit driver was ticketed after a woman was struck by a bus in a Dartmouth crosswalk. A 26-year-old woman was in a marked crosswalk on Wyse Road at 7:53 a.m. when she was hit by a bus turning from Thistle Street onto Wyse Road. The…
Crosswalk safety advocate hopes website will spread word
July 22, 2013
The Dartmouth man who helped bring crosswalk flags to Waverley Road is now promoting — he hopes — crosswalk safety to the masses.
Norm Collins, a retired actuary, launched his http://crosswalksafety.ca/ website almost two weeks ago in hopes of getting city hall moving on the issue.
He said the city’s crosswalk safety advisory committee, created earlier this year, has the potential to do some good things, but he wants to give them a sense of urgency.
“I sat back and I said, ‘you know, I’m going to show the world that we can do something, and we can do it in a prompt, quick timeframe,’ ” Collins said Sunday.
Collins and his wife Gayle worked to set up a flag pilot project in 2008. Pedestrians carried bright orange flags when walking through crosswalks along Waverley Road. The city’s traffic authority rejected continuing the program in 2009.
They were moved to act after teenager Mary Beth Chaulk was killed in a marked crosswalk on Portland Street in Dartmouth in 2006. Chaulk, 16, was the same age as the Collins’s younger son, and the two teens had a friend in common.
The website includes details about crosswalk rules for motorists and pedestrians, adult and youth quizzes, and ideas for safety improvements.
Girl, 14, hurt when struck in crosswalk
July 18, 2013
A 14-year-old girl was sent to hospital with minor injuries after she was struck in a Dartmouth crosswalk early Wednesday evening. The girl was crossing at the intersection of Pleasant and Crawford streets when she was hit, said Staff Sgt. Reid…
Senior hit by truck fined $400 for jaywalking
July 2, 2013
Halifax Regional Police fined a 75-year-old man who was hit by a pickup truck in the city Tuesday morning. Officers were called to Windsor Street near Strawberry Hill Street at 9:29 a.m. The victim, who was not in a crosswalk, suffered minor…
Halifax police charge man, 84, after pedestrian struck
June 27, 2013
Halifax Regional Police charged an 84-year-old male driver after a pedestrian was struck in a marked crosswalk in Dartmouth on Thursday. The 33-year-old male victim was walking with his five-year-old daughter at Boland and Wyse roads at 11:11 a.m.,…
Halifax police charge driver after woman hit in crosswalk
June 3, 2013
A 73-year-old woman suffered serious injuries after being hit in a marked crosswalk at Almon and Robie streets on Monday afternoon. “Halifax Regional Police is urging motorists to slow down and pedestrians to pay extra attention to their…
Car-pedestrian crashes result in charges
April 23, 2013
Halifax police laid charges in two separate car-pedestrian collisions Tuesday. In the first, which took place at Hartlen and Main streets in Dartmouth at 11:32 a.m., a 57-year-old man suffered minor injuries after he was struck in a crosswalk. A 52-…
Pedestrian hit in Dartmouth crosswalk
April 2, 2013
Police are investigating a car pedestrian accident in Dartmouth. A person was walking in a crosswalk at the intersection of Portland Street and Spring Avenue at about 6 a.m. Tuesday when a vehicle struck the person, said Sgt. Rob Lowther of Halifax…
Report: Cops need better car-pedestrian crash data
March 23, 2013
The ability of police to examine information about collisions involving pedestrians and vehicles is being hampered by a deficient record-keeping system, a Halifax city hall report says. It says Halifax Regional Police are reviewing options “…
MOMBOURQUETTE: Pedestrians, press that button to cross — or risk a $400 fine
February 18, 2013
‘I’M NOT a media person,” admits Const. Ray Quesnel. “I enjoy being a traffic officer and being out there doing my job — but I do like to voice my concerns about what I see.” Quesnel is a member of the…
Police launch pedestrian safety campaign
February 7, 2013
Halifax police are launching a safety blitz in the hopes of preventing another deadly year for local pedestrians. Four people died in car-pedestrian accidents in 2012 and at least 32 suffered injuries. There were two fatal car-pedestrian accidents…
Woman unhurt after being hit in Halifax crosswalk
February 7, 2013
Hours after police launched a public awareness campaign to prevent injuries and deaths at Halifax crosswalks, a woman was hit and knocked to the ground as she crossed a city street. Halifax Police say the 23-year-old woman was in the crosswalk on…
Halifax teen struck in crosswalk
January 24, 2013
A teenager was taken to hospital after a car-pedestrian accident in Halifax. The 16-year-old boy was in a crosswalk on Bell Road at 9 a.m. Thursday when he was hit by a vehicle travelling eastbound, Halifax Regional Police said. The teen was taken…
Councillor seeks action on crosswalk safety
January 21, 2013
Voters would not have heard much from Steve Craig about crosswalks when he was knocking on doors in Lower Sackville during the municipal election. But in November, the issue cut starkly through the heart of that community when 34-year-old William…
Snowplow driver charged with striking pedestrian in Bible Hill
January 18, 2013
TRURO — A 41-year-old Nova Scotia man has been charged hitting a pedestrian with a snowplow in a crosswalk. The man from Truro Heights was charged with failing to yield to a pedestrian, driving with a revoked licence and having no insurance. Police…
Pedestrian-motorist collisions continue in 2013
January 3, 2013
The new year is starting out like the old one in Halifax Regional Municipality, with pedestrians being hit by cars and police warning motorists and people on foot to pay attention.
Pedestrian-vehicle accidents continue to pile up
December 28, 2012
Halifax Regional Police are again calling on motorists and pedestrians to be careful on roadways after another person was hit in a marked crosswalk. A 23-year-old woman was crossing Main Street at Caledonia Road in Dartmouth at about 11: 41 a.m….
Another pedestrian hit in crosswalk
December 20, 2012
A man suffered minor injuries after a car hit him in a marked crosswalk Wednesday night in Dartmouth.
Man seriously injured while jaywalking
December 9, 2012
A pedestrian suffered injuries described as serious after jaywalking in downtown Halifax Saturday night.
Two more pedestrians hit by cars in Halifax region
November 27, 2012
Less than a week after a man was killed in a car pedestrian accident in Lower Sackville, two more people were hit by cars in Dartmouth on Monday.
Driver ticketed after pedestrian killed in Lower Sackville crosswalk
November 22, 2012
A Beaver Bank man was killed in a car-pedestrian collision Wednesday in Lower Sackville, the sixth such incident in Halifax Regional Municipality in the last two years.
Two pedestrians struck on same night prompts warning from police
November 15, 2012
Halifax bad drivers
Published on Dec 7, 2013
With the recent cases of car drivers striking pedestrians in crosswalk I thought it might be interesting to share just a tiny sample of what I see each and every day as I walk between home and work.
The clips show cars rolling through stop signs and turning through the Bell / Sackville intersection right on the toes of pedestrians who have the right of way.
It doesn’t show any of the many close calls I witness on a regular basis. I put very little effort into this, there’s no need.
The police just don’t enforce these violations and they seem to not give a shit about the intersection.
As a result of this lack of enforcement Halifax drivers just get worse each year. 4 people hit in crosswalks so far this year.
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