Road design, safety and Vision Zero

[jeffster]

I dunno...I've not seen any study of this, but I spent a lot of time on campus, where I know people complain constantly about students walking into traffic, but when I watch carefully I always see people look for traffic.

Probably someone should do a study.

I am sure it has been studied, or could be, but there isn't much of an appetite for reporting anything that might blame pedestrians for some of the accidents. The fact that pedestrians are being run over by trains and the ION is proof that many people just don't give a crap.

Of course, that also means that motorists need to keep an eye out for all pedestrians, even the ones that appear to be doing everything right. When I drive, I try to constantly scan, not just the road, but also sidewalks for people. You just never know.