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These reports only say "motor vehicle fatalities", not whether the drivers are the ones at risk. In my experience, there are a lot more pedestrians blindly wal
by ken 6y ago
These reports only say "motor vehicle fatalities", not whether the drivers are the ones at risk.
In my experience, there are a lot more pedestrians blindly walking or running across the roads in the past couple months. The drop to nearly zero traffic lulled people into a false sense of security. People are treating every road like a giant sidewalk.
- paulryanrogers 6y agoHeaven forbid pedestrians take advantage of one of the biggest public resources in their community! (Not advocating careless jaywalking, just pointing out the car-centric mentality makes me sad)
- renewiltord 6y agoThe whole jaywalking thing is idiotic. Let pedestrians walk. I live in San Francisco where pedestrians are going to be everywhere and it's really not that much harder. In the UK, you can just cross any non-motorway at any time and it's about whether the situation is safe. Well, fewer fatalities total, fewer fatalities per mile driven, etc. etc. Genuinely don't think non-highway road crossing needs to be excessively regulated. Human beings will self-organize and the exceptions will not cause significant economic damage. More freedom and less regulation, please.