Not every intersection in Toronto is the same.

After the Star earlier this week reported on the “confusing” intersection of Bay St. and Richmond St. W. — where we identified 609 infractions by drivers and cyclists in a two-hour time period — we asked readers to tell us about the Toronto intersections they hate and love to use.

Dozens of responses poured in readers, many of whom aired frustrations about driving, cycling and walking along Toronto streets.

Cyclist Erin Bell wrote that cars at Sherbourne St. and Bloor St. E. often ignore the dotted line that indicates where they’re supposed to merge. Cars “just cross whenever they want, or don’t respect the fact that there's a bike lane there at all,” she wrote.

Another reader wrote in to say he finds Bathurst St. and Bloor St. W. especially easy to use: “I was certainly not convinced it would (work) when it first appeared, but in practice (it) turned out to work well,” he wrote.

Last week, Gerry Brown, a cyclist and driver in the city, pointed out one frustration we heard from many readers: the road users are unsure how to use city infrastructure.

“You’ve got … intersections where there’s a dashed line, ones where there’s a solid line, ones where there’s green paint, ones where there’s no green paint, ones where you go to the right, ones where you stay on the left,” he said.

Confusion at the intersection of Sherbourne and Bloor St. E.

Shawn Dillon, manager of cycling infrastructure and programs with the City of Toronto, agreed that consistent design language is needed across the city.

“We needed to try some different things to see what works and what doesn’t,” Dillon said. “Absolutely, as we move forward, we’re going to try and move towards a more standardized approach.”

The city received guidance on cycling infrastructure standardization with the Ontario Traffic Manual Book 18 in December 2013. “That was really the start of some consistency around design,” Dillon said.

We asked city spokesperson Cheryl San Juan to explain how five Toronto intersections work.

Can you figure out what to do?

We’d like to hear from you. Are there any intersections in the city that you find confusing or dangerous? Are there any intersections that you find easy-to-navigate and safe? Contact Star reporter Tamar Harris at tamarharris@thestar.ca.