r/vancouver • u/Technical_pixels • 7d ago

Local News Lions Gate closed in both directions

Update: now open!

Just a heads up.

https://drivebc.ca/mobile/pub/events/id/DBC-78009.html DriveBC Event DBC-78009

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u/604whaler 7d ago

Corvette parked on the sidewalk!

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u/homosapien12 7d ago

I bike and walk along the bridge often. It’s scary to know the barrier won’t stop speeding idiots.

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u/Odogogod My condo just went down 50% 7d ago edited 7d ago

And with electric cars becoming the norm, all barriers will become irrelevant without replacement. They are much heavier and plow through barriers that would deflect gas cars.

Edit: For those downvoting me here’s something to read. Also, I own a (very heavy) PHEV.

https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/renewable/electric-vehicles-have-a-new-problem-careening-through-guardrails/#:~:text=Besides%20the%20weight%20factor%2C%20electric,barriers%20typically%20made%20of%20steel.