The huge traffic back up on Southvale, Millwood and Laird because of construction on the intersection has prompted many drivers to use the parking lot at Leaside arena as a short cut past the corner. Mostly they enter off Southvale scooting by the long line of vehicles waiting in single file for the red light where there used to be a Yield curve. Sometimes they enter through the exit off Laird Drive and go the other way. The entry off Laird is illegal but it’s not clear that through drivers heading toward Thorncliffe Park (and beyond) are breaking any law. The City is (in its words) doing this to “improve” the intersection which will have audio assistance for the partially sighted and eliminate the Yield curve. The City doesn’t like Yield signs. We can hardly wait.
