She was also crossing at a weird point: just beyond where Mill Ave crosses under the 202, and then starts and uphill climb on its way to the Washington intersec

She was also crossing at a weird point: just beyond where Mill Ave crosses under the 202, and then starts and uphill climb on its way to the Washington intersection. Despite all this, the safety driver almost certainly would have noticed her if they cared to be doing their job instead of watching TV on their phone, as you say, because at least the area is well-lit. The reason we average nearly 1 pedestrian death a day here is because of what you cite: unwillingness to walk further to cross at a crosswalk, people weirdly wearing all black, at night, and specifically on the arterial roads, the suicide lane meaning that you're being blinded by oncoming traffic with a person as far away from the streetlights as possible. It's crazy. (The spot where she was hit on Mill Ave, ironically, isn't any of those things; it's the end of the bridge connectors, so it's one-way there, but still.)