Yes, the Toronto ones made things worse. Now the cars have less time to use the intersection and turns are still next to impossible because of the pedestrians.

Yes, the Toronto ones made things worse. Now the cars have less time to use the intersection and turns are still next to impossible because of the pedestrians. That's one of the main reasons traffic is so bad in he Toronto core. There's always a pedestrian crossing on the green so you're lucky if even one car can make a right and a small miracle if one car can turn left. Even without the diagonal they should make all intersections have a pedestrian phase and no pedestrians during greens.