Yes, I think putting restrictions in place on pedestrians is more likely to have an effect of encouraging more people into cars. Before worrying about what coul

Yes, I think putting restrictions in place on pedestrians is more likely to have an effect of encouraging more people into cars. Before worrying about what could happen to someone walking around on their phone, how about worrying what could happen due to all the drivers on their phones? Or, as you say, give pedestrians so much space it becomes a non-issue. Why have we given >90% of public space to cars? (I'm assuming your last sentence is tongue-in-cheek.) If we had to redesign society from the bottom up, there is no way we would have done it like this. And cue the downvotes from everyone who can't imagine life without their car :/