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vtriple t1_iuntczz wrote

Reply to comment by SSChicken in US Child Pedestrian Deaths by Day of the Year: 2006-2020 [OC] by rosetechnology

Well really the main culprit for most pedestrians deaths is the lack of side walks…

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NookSwzy t1_iuntv26 wrote

Also roads designed for cars rather than pedestrians. There's a road in Utah that engineers refuse to augment to improve safety because it would reduce throughput and car speed.

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Verynearlydearlydone t1_iuo49f6 wrote

Many don’t because it would mean they admit fault in design. The Raquel Nelson story is a deeply saddening one and yet in many instances like it the DOT refuses to implement safer changes. It’s criminal negligence.

The author Jessie Singer had her boyfriend die. She followed that same path for a decade as person after person died and NYC refused to introduced safety upgrades. It wasn’t until a terrorist ran dozens of people over that they did something.

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thyme_cardamom t1_ius4tvh wrote

And having to cross large, fast roads between sidewalks. Unfortunately, to get most places you have to cross many streets to get there, and if the traffic is fast and the visibility bad, then it doesn't matter how good the sidewalk is.

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