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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The truth of the matter is that people are fallible and things are going to happen. It isn't just people on phones it is people who are tired, people who run on autopilot (pedestrians and drivers).  You can have a driver who is unfamiliar with the area or looking for an address that might not see a pedestrian. You always have to be alert. You need to look over your left shoulder before crossing to make sure there isn't a car making a right to hit you. You need to slow down and look before crossing an alley even though you are on the sidewalk. You need to pay attention to the traffic the whole time you are crossing and never trust others with your safety. I've taught my children not to even trust me when crossing. I expect them to look before crossing too. I might miss something. Whenever possible don't outsource your safety. To the person who said "must I have my head on a permanent swivel?" YES, YES you should.  You are in the city there are many things that can happen at any time. You can complain all you want about what other people do but the only behavior you can control is your own. [/quote]

The truth of the matter is that all of this is excuses for people who, when driving, have a duty of care that includes not hitting people.[/quote]

Ye gads you are all children. Bickering about what is right and what is wrong and who is terrible and who isn't. Of course the driver was terrible but there will always be terrible drivers, there will be terrible pedestrians, there will be terribly cyclists. So you can stand in the street and shout into the wind all you want but none of that will make the terrible people go away. I mean with your logic we shouldn't even lock our doors because people shouldn't steal from and murder people. [/quote]

NP  What we need to do is redesign our streets to make collisions less likely despite peoples terribleness, and to make the consequences less when collisions do occur.  That is the approach of Vision Zero - to take a systems approach, rather than focus on blame.  [/quote]

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