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Yeah, flippant. :-/ Your writing style makes it seem like you just want to rage. IDK, this seems like it's more an issue with Canada's justice system. Canada i

Yeah, flippant. :-/ Your writing style makes it seem like you just want to rage. IDK, this seems like it's more an issue with Canada's justice system. Canada is more humane than the US is, and that means forgiveness. The article mentioned that the driver broke down crying in court. Does it seem to you like the driver DGAF about her actions? There is a good points in the article you posted: > Long-term data from the city show that drivers are responsible in the majority of pedestrian deaths. In spite of this, public-safety campaigns have tended to focus more on pedestrian behaviour. On Monday – coincidentally, at the same time as Ms. Taylor’s case was being heard – the police released a video urging those who walk to be more careful. Yeah. With the stats from the USA that I posted, it seemed like it was drunk people that were putting themselves in danger. They share some responsibility. But if pedestrians don't have any behavior changes they can do to get better outcomes then of course, we should target drivers and re-engineer roads.

astrodust 10y ago
> Canada is more humane than the US is... Not really. It's just that the judges don't need to look "tough" to get re-elected. They're all appointed and can just go about doing their job. I'm just exposed to local news more than other cities, but across North America the punishment for bad driving is astonishingly weak. Most of the American stories I hear relayed to me are from cyclists who cannot believe the complete indifference police have to their plight. You got run down on the road and the driver fled the scene? Yeah, well, you had it coming and be thankful you're not dead. It doesn't even get reported because the police won't bother.
emj 10y ago
I do not agree that drunken people share responsibilities for being killed by drivers. That's like saying everyone who go outside needs to be at full mental capacity unless they want to be killed by drivers. There is so much wrong with that.

astrodust 10y ago

> Canada is more humane than the US is... Not really. It's just that the judges don't need to look "tough" to get re-elected. They're all appointed and can just go about doing their job. I'm just exposed to local news more than other cities, but across North America the punishment for bad driving is astonishingly weak. Most of the American stories I hear relayed to me are from cyclists who cannot believe the complete indifference police have to their plight. You got run down on the road and the driver fled the scene? Yeah, well, you had it coming and be thankful you're not dead. It doesn't even get reported because the police won't bother.

emj 10y ago

I do not agree that drunken people share responsibilities for being killed by drivers. That's like saying everyone who go outside needs to be at full mental capacity unless they want to be killed by drivers. There is so much wrong with that.