THE CORPORATION OF THE CITY OF PORT COQUITLAM

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ITEM LII - continued

down the hill. This intersection recorded two accidents in
1978 and four accidents to September 30th in 1979.

As a comparison, the intersection of Lincoln and
Wellington Street, which is a four-way stop, recorded four
accidents in 1978 and one so far this year. The inter-
section of Coquitlam Avenue and Oxford Street, which was

‘made a four-way stop last year, recorded seven accidents in
1978 and two so far this year.

Traffic volumes approaching the intersection in a 24-
hour period are as follows, From the west - 1,200, from the
east - 700, from'the north - 1,000, from the south - 500.

It appears that much of the traffic is making a turn from

Oxford Street onto Lincoln and vice versa rather than going

straight through. The traffic counts indicate that the

volumes are very Similar on the two streets and are consider-

ably lower than what would normally be required for the
stallation of a four-way stop.

A reversal of the stop signs to stop Oxford instead of
Lincoln is not recommended due to the poor visibility to the
east from the stopped position on Oxford. It was felt that this
would increase the accident rate. 7

The Committee did not make a recommendation on the
installation of a four-way stop at this intersection. Although
the Committee agreed that there was a problem with speeding on
Oxford Street due to the steep hill, the use of stop signs is
not normally effective in controlling speeds except at the
intersection itself and there are no other compelling reasons
for the installation of stop signs on Oxford which is intended
to be an arterial street.

.ITEM IV

Re: Crosswalk at Lions Way

Alderman Traboulay had requested through Council that
a flashing light be installed for the crosswalk at Lions Way.
This crosswalk is used mainly by bus passengers transferring
between the southbound bus stop on Shaughnessy and the north~
bound bus stop. Most of these transferring passengers are
adult.