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Recently I have seen many semi’s blowing red lights on the transcanada, not even an attempt to stop is being made and sometimes not even a blow of the horn! I don’t know how someone can do this not thinking they could kill a family anyday!

Considering past accidents with semis. If you can get a picture of their license/registration number and report it to the police. Tell them you what you are seeing and where. You may save a life.

like they don't have warning lights to say the light will be going red.

Both the intersections of TC and 1st st and 18th st are dangerous.All you have to do is have coffee @ Tim's, sit in your car and watch.Semis run the red light quite frequently and the NO Right Turn On Red, is apparently just a suggestion, not only to semis but to many others.  
I do see Police pulling over some offenders but due to under staffing of police, not enough officers to sit there and watch.  
I always look both ways when entering TC,Even though I have the green arrow, and have saved myself from a few close calls and/or accidents.  
 
Edited by edge_31, 2023-03-30 22:58:18

I'm surprised there isn't a bypass around Brandon. I thought they talked about it many years ago. Although it's not like the highway goes through the middle of town.  
 
Edited by bigmoe, 2023-03-31 10:23:41

I thought there is a bypass around Brandon.

Only bypass is east of the city. If you want to head west of brandon you have to use tc and vice versa with travelling east of trans canada. Only those coming from south of brandon or those heading south of brandon can use the eastern bypass.

I look both ways before entering any one way street, so certainly I check both ways before pulling out into the TC, no matter what thebtraffic lights indicate. I never assume the other guy is going to stop either, even when the light is in my favor. I also don't expect/trust anyone to stay in their lane and shoulder check/signal properly before moving into my lane. Drivers of 4 wheelers (passenger vehicles for those who dont know) are much worse for running stop lights/signs and changing lanes without signaling than the drivers of the big rigs are.

With the introduction of E-Log and other such measures, it's sadly only going to get worse. Y'all still want your goods on the shelves, and at a reasonable price, so something has to give, and that is unforunately driver safety.  
 
Gets worse when you see those stock trailers, too, because the animals can't sit in the trailers overnight, and there aren't enough auction marts along most routes where they can stop to let the animals rest/eat/relieve themselves. And, when they HAVE to take 10 hours off a day, the only alternative is to speed and drive recklessly to get to their desination before their hours run out.  
 
Be careful what you wish for. Your desire to limit how long truckers can drive for is only going to cause more issues in the long run due to greed.

With what you say, probably the "real-life" truth BUT it should NOT be so.  
Rules,Laws and restrictions are put into place for the Safety of ALL of us.  
Semi drivers are to be highly "professional" drivers and have the responsibility to abide by the rules and laws.  
A Collision between a semi and a passenger car rarely ends well for the car, and the lives in it.  
We can all make excuses for not abiding by the laws, but the " you do the crime you do the time" holds true.  
Ticket and fine ,Ticket and fine ,until they are either off the road or have learned the lesson.

There is no excuse for any driver or road user to break the law period.  
However as a class 1 driver I have noticed on many occasions the lack of attention and courtesy paid by many drivers is alarming. Many times while turning especially (my turn signals clearly on) others have almost run into the back of my trailer and several times drivers have overtaken me on my left side as I am turning left.  
As a lifelong motorcyclist I notice a clear lack of attention paid by many road users. The usual excuse when a motorist hits a motorcycle is “I didn’t see it”. Well that’s because most of the time they aren’t looking or paying attention to the road or other road users around them. People pull out without looking, drivers are distracted by phones , passengers , their touch screen and some drivers think that they are just superior to everyone else on the road and only their own journey is important.  
We all have to do better, show more courtesy, pay closer attention to driving and consider other road users.  
And please people, check your lights regularly and fix your headlight that isn’t working. Fixing vehicle lights is a simple, inexpensive fix.  
And turn your lights on in low visibility conditions, low light and fog instead of relying on your automatic headlights. Better still turn on your lights at all times when driving to improve your visibility to other road users.  
 
Edited by Farmergeorge, 2023-04-01 07:36:29

#1 highway is the bypass

There are only two intersections on highway 1 in Brandon - at 1st Street and 18th Street.  
 
There's no need for a bypass to what BruceJohnston correctly points out is essentially already a bypass to the city route, which is highway 1A.  
 
In fact I've seen long term planning documents that show the highway being realigned slightly and Cloverleaf-type interchanges being implemented so that there is no need for intersections and traffic lights at either location. This would make the highway through Brandon safer and avoid vehicles needing to stop at intersections.

I see more regular vehicles going through stop signs around here . I also seen a school bus and a driver training semi truck go through red lights on bare pavement .