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If you were told that getting rid of it would lower pedestrian fatalities, and you believed that, would YOU want to take it away?
by dventimi 3y ago
If you were told that getting rid of it would lower pedestrian fatalities, and you believed that, would YOU want to take it away?
- PakG1 3y agoSure, except Americans may also have a weird obsession with driving that makes them oblivious to pedestrians, whereas many other nations may be more aware of pedestrians and thus have fewer fatalities per capita. I have no data to back up such a statement. Just anecdotal experiences.
- sshine 3y ago...pe-de-strians? What's that? Walking people??? Have they lost their car? You have to know what it is to see it. :-D
- detourdog 3y agoI found the statistics in the article were not presented in a coherent manner. I couldn’t tell if right on red had a greater impact or not.
- cykros 3y agoIf it's really pedestrian fatalities we're concerned about, we should be implementing red right-facing arrows, which are on when the walk light is on. Right on red, unless that arrow is on. Perhaps a blinking yellow arrow for when it isn't, just to avoid the ambiguity. Or, when you're walking into the road, maybe make sure that drivers nearby see you. I played Ingress and Pokemon Go for years, in the city, at night, for years. Perhaps it's that I knew it put me at heightened risk so I paid more attention, but I really have a hard time understanding why people think that drivers are the only ones who need to pay attention when they're in the street.