Clearly the solution is 50mph speed limits. Tough on crime tactics should also encourage pedestrians to pay more attention and if they do get hit darwinism sol

Clearly the solution is 50mph speed limits. Tough on crime tactics should also encourage pedestrians to pay more attention and if they do get hit darwinism solves the problem. Though to comment more seriously. I'm sick of everyone's knee-jerk reaction of "lower speed limits". As if that makes it OK for pedestrians and cars to interact. The correct approach to safety is better design. Ideally provide cars and pedestrians completely isolated levels and/or venues of travel. A stopgap might be the installation of 'splash guards' and covered awning style sidewalks that provide an increased physical barrier, more as a mutual reminder that crossing the line is a bad idea. Once you've done that, it should also be possible to provide some kind of barrier at crosswalk portals.