There are no upcoming events right now.
Why not post one?
Recent Articles
- Justice for Indigenous Peoples is Long Overdueby Ryan McGreal, published June 30, 2021 in Commentary
(0 comments)
- Third-Party Election Advertising Ban About Silencing Workersby Chantal Mancini, published June 29, 2021 in Politics
(0 comments)
- Did Doug Ford Test the 'Great Barrington Declaration' on Ontarians?by Ryan McGreal, published June 29, 2021 in Special Report: COVID-19
(1 comment)
- An Update on Raise the Hammerby Ryan McGreal, published June 28, 2021 in Site Notes
(0 comments)
- Nestlé Selling North American Water Bottling to an Private Equity Firmby Doreen Nicoll, published February 23, 2021 in Healing Gaia
(0 comments)
- Jolley Old Sam Lawrenceby Sean Burak, published February 19, 2021 in Special Report: Cycling
(0 comments)
- Right-Wing Extremism is a Driving Force in Modern Conservatismby Ryan McGreal, published February 18, 2021 in Special Report: Extremism
(0 comments)
- Municipalities Need to Unite against Ford's Firehose of Land Use Changesby Michelle Silverton, published February 16, 2021 in Special Report
(0 comments)
- Challenging Doug Ford's Pandemic Narrativeby Ryan McGreal, published January 25, 2021 in Special Report: COVID-19
(1 comment)
- The Year 2020 Has Been a Wakeup Callby Michael Nabert, published December 31, 2020 in Special Report: COVID-19
(0 comments)
- The COVID-19 Marshmallow Experimentby Ryan McGreal, published December 22, 2020 in Special Report: COVID-19
(0 comments)
- All I Want for Christmas, 2020by Kevin Somers, published December 21, 2020 in Entertainment and Sports
(1 comment)
- Hamilton Shelters Remarkably COVID-19 Free Thanks to Innovative Testing Programby Jason Allen, published December 21, 2020 in Special Report: COVID-19
(0 comments)
- Province Rams Through Glass Factory in Stratfordby Doreen Nicoll, published December 21, 2020 in Healing Gaia
(0 comments)
- We Can Prevent Traffic Deaths if We Make Safety a Real Priorityby Ryan McGreal, published December 08, 2020 in Special Report: Walkable Streets
(5 comments)
- These Aren't 'Accidents', These Are Resultsby Tom Flood, published December 04, 2020 in Special Report: Walkable Streets
(1 comment)
- Conservation Conundrumby Paul Weinberg, published December 04, 2020 in Special Report
(0 comments)
- Defund Police Protest Threatens Fragile Ruling Classby Cameron Kroetsch, published December 03, 2020 in Special Report: Anti-Racism
(2 comments)
- Measuring the Potential of Biogas to Reduce GHG Emissionsby John Loukidelis and Thomas Cassidy, published November 23, 2020 in Special Report: Climate Change
(0 comments)
- Ontario Squanders Early Pandemic Sacrificeby Ryan McGreal, published November 18, 2020 in Special Report: COVID-19
(0 comments)
Article Archives
Blog Archives
Site Tools
Feeds
By kevlahan (registered) | Posted March 31, 2016 at 16:25:37 in reply to Comment 117374
Why should a pedestrian have to walk three sides of the intersection just to cross the street? This happened to me when I was walking down James S trying to get to the hospital!
Distracted pedestrians are annoying (but far less dangerous than distracted drivers), but complaining about it is not going to save any lives, and jaywalking is not a significant contributor to pedestrian deaths and injuries.
It's just a red herring distracting us from the real problem (people getting killed and injured). It's like when we try to get bike lanes and someone says "I saw a cyclist not stop at a stop sign". We didn't wait until all motorists obeyed the speed limit before we added seat belts, abs and air bags to cars!
Anecdotes about "bad" pedestrians (or "bad" drivers) don't help anything, especially when they amount to victim blaming. What does the pedestrian who is killed on a sidewalk or in a crosswalk have to do with the different pedestrian who annoyed you by looking at their cell phone?
No city has ever made a difference to traffic injuries and fatalities just by asking everyone to be more careful! It doesn't work.
On the other hand, we do know what works: reduce vehicle speed to 30km/h which reduces the chance of an accident (since the driver has more reaction time) and reduces the severity of the accident and the chances of death to almost nil (since energy goes like speed squared).
Designing streets so drivers need to pay attention (narrow lanes, chicanes, overhanging trees) also works.
Comment edited by kevlahan on 2016-03-31 16:31:49
Permalink | Context