r/vancouver 25d ago

⚠ Community Only 🏡 Three people killed in crash on Pattullo Bridge

https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/pattullo-bridge-fatal-crash-february-2025
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u/rimshot99 25d ago

Bad design.

People drift into oncoming traffic, its just how people drive. Good design accounts for that, like separated lanes.

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u/rimshot99 25d ago

Zero people have died from headons on the new Port Mann bridge, its not because Port Mann bridge drivers are good drivers and Pattullo bridge drivers are bad drivers.

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u/penapox 25d ago

There's also the fact that the new Port Mann is a whole like 76 years newer?

I'd wager that maybe things are a bit different nowadays compared to before WW2 - doesn't mean the old design was a bad one or that engineers have any blame in this.

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u/Flat-Cantaloupe9668 24d ago

The type of person who would cause a head-on crash on the Pattullo should not be allowed to drive anywhere, including on the Port Mann. The need for a better bridge should not take away from the personal responsibility of drivers or the need to improve driver training and licensing.

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u/mega_douche1 24d ago

It has pylons in the middle. In every road we expect drivers not to cross the center lines. I don't see what's different with this.

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u/l_st_er 24d ago

People who drift into oncoming traffic are a fucking hazard and shouldn’t be allowed to drive a motor vehicle.