How to: directing traffic at a busy intersection

SPVM Sergeant Philip Charbonneau explains to the Montreal Gazette's John Meagher how traffic is directed at Peel and Ste Catherine where cars, pedestrians, and cyclists all navigate their way around a construction site at one of Montreal's busiest corners. (John Kenney / MONTREAL GAZETTE)

[TexasTornado]

“Need to be visible, ” excellent advice. Our cop sometimes is there, sometimes not. When she is there: she doesn’t let her presence be known. No reflective vest, no cop car lights on, and she is hidden behind cars, yet expects people to see her.

Another female cop a few blocks down does it right: cop car lights on, reflective vest, and stands where you can see her.

[daddybeagleaz]

Well done, I learned a couple of things from the Sgt.