Another TCH closure in BC for many hours. Interesting how the police blame the driver for losing control and causing a head on accident. No doubt true, but they forget the seriousness of the accident might have been minor if the road was built to modern safety standards (twinned and divided). There was a similar crash on the Coq last winter that had a much better outcome because of the barriers on that highway. The economic impact in this case wasn't mentioned. At least the BC twinning website isn't afraid to admit that roadway design contributes to accidents - even if police won't. (I even saw a police caused accident in BC - a minivan rolled when a cop ran out to stop it from speeding)
http://www.revelstoketimesreview.com...220050651.html
Reminds me of a roadway in Calgary. After the second head on collision on a roadway (Sarcee Trail) killed another person they finally decided to put up barriers. The police also blamed the drivers in that case - not the fact that the high speed curve had no barriers. Little comfort for the innocents involved I'm sure.
Roadway designs should do as much as possible to protect people from boneheads, mechanical failures, bad weather, medical conditions and distracted drivers. We'll never have perfection - until perhaps cars drive themselves, but simple safety features like barriers are easy enough.