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Re: Had an accident...
Posted: Wed Sep 29, 2010 9:02 pm
by tracied
chris wrote:That pole is ridiculous. I would head out there pronto, take a picture of the pole without the warning sign on it and start asking some hard questions at the Langley roads department. And their risk management person. At the very least they should cover the difference between what ICBC will pay you and the replacement cost.
Could ICBC be your ally here too? They fund road safety and presumably have no interest in more people hitting poorly designed obstacles. They would know how many others have hit it.
Anyway, I'm glad no one was hurt.
That's a great idea Chris! Thanks. I will do that. I have to go out to Langley soon anyway. :)
Re: Had an accident...
Posted: Wed Sep 29, 2010 10:20 pm
by thedjjack
your link should work well enough for a photo.
Get a letter from someone saying the pole did not have the yellow black sign (this shows the city recognizes putting a telephone pole in the middle of the road maybe a problem!)
Re: Had an accident...
Posted: Thu Sep 30, 2010 3:12 am
by DelicaDJ
Here's hoping you guys get this resolved, that's crazy that they left a telephone pole in the street!!!
Re: Had an accident...
Posted: Thu Sep 30, 2010 3:19 am
by BCDelica
tracied wrote:I'll say.....my iphone just decided to die the other day too, and now I have clients trying to reach me who can't! My son said, "maybe this is God's way of telling you you need to take a break." LOL
I am really not pleased to learn that it would be such a simple fix to pull that pole down and make it safer there...
Knew I'd be the bearer of bad news, but sure couldn't help but think that in the US of sue it would be enough for liability; you know the kind where the plaintiff fakes whip lash.
If it was left in the street it should have been marked like it was in the street AND have a traffic barrier of some kind; like the pole nearest the intersection.
Re: Had an accident...
Posted: Fri Oct 01, 2010 12:51 am
by DelicaDJ
Somebody aught to take a chainsaw out there & cut the pole!
Just kidding, I know that would land that someone in prison, & no one wants that!!!
Re: Had an accident...
Posted: Wed Oct 27, 2010 8:19 pm
by jcolvin
I know that the Hwy people smoke a lot of weed, but that pole is ridiculous even for a stoner. Let's just leave a pole in the middle of the road? Why ever not? Probably designed by the same people did the southbound on-ramps to the Lions gate bridge.
Re: Had an accident...
Posted: Wed Oct 27, 2010 8:32 pm
by tracied
jcolvin wrote:I know that the Hwy people smoke a lot of weed, but that pole is ridiculous even for a stoner. Let's just leave a pole in the middle of the road? Why ever not? Probably designed by the same people did the southbound on-ramps to the Lions gate bridge.
HAHAAAA!!!!!
Re: Had an accident...
Posted: Sat Nov 06, 2010 10:28 am
by Pajerist
Any updates in your case?