Residents in the northeast Calgary neighbourhood of Pineridge say the intersection where a teen was struck and killed by a driver earlier this week has been a problem for a while.
Flowers now hang off a stop sign at the intersection of Rundlehorn Drive and 26 Avenue NE where 17-year-old Amy Tran was struck and killed Wednesday by a 75-year-old driver.
Police say speeding and alcohol are not believed to be factors in this collision, but failing to obey a stop sign is being investigated as one.
Her family says she was wrapping up her final year in high school and had been accepted into the University of Calgary’s engineering program.
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Greg Papp has lived in the area for about 50 years and says the driving behaviour he’s noticed warrants the intersection receiving additional safety upgrades.
“It’s very busy and most people don’t stop,” he tells CityNews. “At a minimum, I would like to see the pedestrian flashing lights.”
Papp is not alone, as several other residents who frequent the intersection say it needs a pedestrian cross signal citing drivers not obeying the stop sign and even at times speeding.
“The playground zone here is 30, I’ve noticed over 30 for sure, sometimes they go up to 50 or 60,” said Ken Yeoh.
Ian Rowley, a resident who frequents the intersection, feels a lot of drivers passing through “don’t give a crap about anything,” and some give him trouble for following the rules of the road.
“They all come to a rolling stop. I’ve been chastised a few times for when I come to here (looks at intersection), and I come to a complete stop, and I’ve had lots of drivers behind me toot their horn, flash their lights,” he said.
“I mean the sign says stop, so stop.”
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Coun. Andre Chabot says he reviewed the area with the administration in 2024, and it was regarding a lack of sidewalk connection to the intersection on a stretch of land near it.
He says he’s been told by administration that recommendations for any additional safety changes would come following the police investigation into the collision.
Meanwhile, the City of Calgary tells CityNews that it has not received any service requests for traffic control changes within 100 metres of the intersection through 311 since January 2020.
The city adds it is continuing to work with police on the investigation.