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topsheetisamust t1_j24v1at wrote

I find this to be absolutely embarrassing for our state. We pride ourselves on “walkability” in certain towns, and then have a statistic like this. I have no idea when driving how you fail to see an entire human, unless someone jumps out on purpose to get hit open your eyes, put the phone down, and pay attention to the road.

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JayB2A t1_j24y1d1 wrote

Nobody pays attention anymore. Drivers are looking at their phones or the in dash touchscreen, not the road, pedestrians think that right of way laws override the laws of physics so they just walk into the street without looking. Combined with a near total lack of road law enforcement, it's a recipe for disaster.

If you're walking on an unlit street at night, try wearing bright or preferably reflective clothing. I see way too many pedestrians wearing all black or dark colors, and they're not easy to see at night until you get extremely close. Leash your damn dogs too, stop letting them wander in traffic while you walk.

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topsheetisamust t1_j24zgdu wrote

I bought reflective vests off Amazon, so yes I’m that nerd wearing one but I like to jog/walk and I don’t feel like getting run over.

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Nyrfan2017 t1_j25erjs wrote

I 100% agree .. I always am watching walkers and it’s amazing how many times I have watched them walking and just turn and cross with out looking . There is a huge issue in society with phone for drivers and walkers

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andicandi22 t1_j26o807 wrote

I’ve been driving with both hands on the wheel and my eyes roving the road and I’ve still just barely seen someone at the absolute last second because they are wearing nothing but dark colors and have a hood up or a dark hat on. Some of these deaths are due to the pedestrians not making themselves visible enough at night and stepping out into traffic assuming they can be seen.

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updownsidewayz t1_j29ci5l wrote

yah I tried to suggest some of the responsibility or fault falls on pedestrians behavior on other posts but got tons of push back claiming it's solely due to unsafe, distracted or bad drivers, and you're right, there are blind corners, people who step right out into traffic with no signal, notice or anything; not saying this is the cause but it is definitely a factor people need to stop denying

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Justagreewithme t1_j27kpt6 wrote

That’s the problem, we are encouraging walking when we should be restricting it. More pedestrians means more pedestrian deaths. The more pedestrians we get off the streets, the more lives we save. We aren’t living in the 1700’s anymore, walking has gone the way of the horse drawn carriage.

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