One day after a woman died when an SUV backed into a group of people and a building, a small memorial began to grow Friday at the site of the fatal Granville Island crash.

"I just cannot imagine what happened. If something like that happened to me, I would be devastated,” said a woman named Arhemi, who works on the island and did not want to give her last name.

Granville Island hosts 10 million visitors each year and traffic on the crowded, narrow streets can be challenging as large commercial vehicles and many out-of-town drivers share the road with tourists on foot.

"When you look at the cars and pedestrians on this island, it definitely seems like a free-for-all,” said American visitor Avrielle Gallagher as she explored the area Friday.

“The Granville Island community is saddened by this tragic event and we offer our deepest condolences to those affected. The safety of our visitors is our utmost priority,” reads a statement from Granville Island. “This incident was highly unusual and does not reflect our 40-year history of safe interaction of all modes of transportation on the island.”

For drivers trying to navigate through the tourists and get a parking space, the experience can be frustrating.

"You just have to bully your way around. That's pretty much it."” said Langley’s Dan Leibel as he showed visitors from Alberta the sights.

"There aren't a lot of intuitive roadways through here so it gets very confusing really fast,” added Nina Dosdall, who works on Granville Island. “It would be safer for everyone if there was a very designated car area and very designated pedestrian area.”

According to statistics from ICBC, there were 645 crashes on Granville Island between 1996 and 2013.

Ten of those collisions involved injuries to pedestrians.

With no known plans to change traffic patterns on the island, safety depends on good behavior from those behind the wheel and those on foot.

"Just watch where you're going and be patient,” said Angela Descalzi who works on the island. “Both sides."

Vancouver police say the investigation into Thursday’s fatal crash is ongoing and officers will test the SUV as they try to determine if a mechanical problem or operator error caused the crash.