Submitted by keonijared t3_z9qfcd in springfieldMO
Unbelievably sad. Just hate to see this, happened at Grand/Glenstone earlier this year to a super kind older gentleman. Crazy to be just gone in an instant.
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Cloud_Disconnected t1_iyi55z7 wrote
No idea who is at fault here, but I used to live right by there, and it's common to see people fly through that intersection at 70+ mph. You also have to cross six lanes of traffic and a median to get across it. I personally wouldn't cross it at any time unless I absolutely had to, but especially not at night.
Cherokee is just down the road, and I used to see kids crossing it pretty frequently.
Willing-Sprinkles-17 t1_iyi7gxl wrote
Yeah, some of the roads in this town are bad enough to drive on, let alone walk on/across. When walking, I always assume the drivers aren't paying attention, even though it is their responsibility to do so.
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Television_Wise t1_iyj3pgj wrote
>A lot of them are walking on the road with no reflective gear.
If you mean walking alongside the road, then that is what you're supposed to do when there's no sidewalk.
No idea why you imply pedestrians should be wearing reflective gear everywhere. Do youwear reflective gear when you leave the house?
ActionFalcon t1_iyj72ym wrote
They didn't imply they should wear it everywhere, but it doesn't take a genius to figure out that wearing reflective gear when walking alongside roads at night is a good idea to help stay safe.
dhrisc t1_iyj97ob wrote
Yeh honestly, I used to do much more pedestrian commuting to work and built up the habit of at least always wearing a bright colored beanie in winter. It just made sense to me. Better to do anything then nothing and so much other winter wear is dark.
Maxwyfe t1_iyibync wrote
How sad! How many pedestrian accidents does this make? I know the article says 24th traffic fatality but I feel like 4 or 5 of those were car vs. pedestrian.
Bitmush- t1_iyky8x5 wrote
This happened yet again in our town because the people who design the infrastructure don’t give a flying fuck about anything other than the utmost convenience for people in cars and trucks. Every installation for people walking from one part of town to another is an after-thought. The number of times I’ve crossed there with my kid, on foot, inches from idiots hammering past - no protection from even a low speed incident. I saw this intersection earlier and saw pink lines and numbers had been sprayed on the roadway, doubtless indicating the long arc through which this poor guy flew. People don’t expect people to be walking near where they’re mindlessly charging along, glued to the phone or racing some other gargantuan compensatory super duty. Lighting is terrible - by Cherokee there is a pedestrian crossing which is all but invisible when it’s dark. At 530. Our city continues to sprawl in unwalkable enclaves, even if there is anything within walking distance you take your life in your hands unless you strap into your tank and burn a few pints of gasoline just to get a snickers and a Pepsi. It would be tempting, for rhetorical purposes to end this with ‘how many more people must die before we do something ?’ But that never works, with any lethal problem in this country, ever. People make money, other people die. Rinse and repeat.
Heil_Hipster t1_iyl45w8 wrote
How does someone get hit by two cars?
Willing-Sprinkles-17 t1_iyhz6ax wrote
Not saying it's the case in this situation, but I've almost hit several people since the time change. A lot of them are walking on the road with no reflective gear. Everyone needs to be more cautious; drivers and pedestrians alike.