Traffic engineers and policymakers are increasingly taking pedestrian needs into account when they set speed limits. By slowing vehicles down, they are improving safety for everyone.
Why? Pedestrians should only be in the street when crossing at safe spots and after making sure it was clear. Thats how we were taught in the 90s. Now they just walk into the street at any point, and expect a 2,000 lb vehicle to immediately stop for them, usually without pausing to check if it’s clear. They call it pedestrian rights, I call it stupidity.
When I was at Miami I couldn’t walk the streets because the sidewalk was badly damaged and the crossing spots where on intersections that constantly had traffic passing through.
Why? Pedestrians should only be in the street when crossing at safe spots and after making sure it was clear. Thats how we were taught in the 90s. Now they just walk into the street at any point, and expect a 2,000 lb vehicle to immediately stop for them, usually without pausing to check if it’s clear. They call it pedestrian rights, I call it stupidity.
Face down, phone in hand…
Amd when they dont make safespots or even sidewalks for miles…
while I agree that pedestrians should be aware of their surroundings, the greater responsibility for safety lies with the person driving.
When I was at Miami I couldn’t walk the streets because the sidewalk was badly damaged and the crossing spots where on intersections that constantly had traffic passing through.