TransLink is insisting that light rail is the safest option for Surrey, despite an anti-LRT group鈥檚 concerns.
An anti-LRT group, SkyTrain for Surrey, posted a video to Twitter showing what they believe could be the deadly consequences of light rail transit in Surrey. The video appears to show ground-level light trains hitting cars in cities around Canada and the U.S.
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鈥� SkyTrain for Surrey (@SkyTrain4Surrey)
TransLink spokesperson Chris Bryan refuted the group鈥檚 claims.
鈥淟RT safely moves millions of people around the world every day, quickly and efficiently,鈥� Bryan said, citing Calgary, Seattle and Toronto as cities where light rail has been operating for years.
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鈥淸TransLink] LRT will have its own designated, physically segregated right-of-way, separated from other traffic,鈥� said Bryan.鈥淚t will also have designated signals that are integrated with intersection signals for other vehicles, so that everything operates as a complete system.鈥�
The proposed light rail system in Surrey will be operated manually and be capable of making emergency stops, Bryan added. Drivers and operators will have to follow standard road rules.
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