A note about traffic

Unlike in Vancouver, the drivers in Toronto actually stop for red lights, making it safer for pedestrians to cross.

Here in Cork, Ireland, the cars come very fast and the combination of having cars driving on the left and the many intersections that are not right angles make it dangerous crossing without the walk sign, which seems to come very infrequently. Some of the intersections require three cycles of the lights to cross as you go from the curb to an island in the traffic, to another island before getting to the opposite curb.