> Most pedestrian result from pedestrians doing stupid things like walking in the middle of the road at night wearing black while drunk
According to the local statistics I have [0], in something like 75% of car collisions the pedestrian had the right of way, and the immense majority of them occur at intersections rather than in the middle of the road.
> 60% of pedestrian deaths occur on high-capacity urban roads
And how does that compare to the amount of walking that happens on one area vs the other?
> Men account for 70% of pedestrian deaths, because men are more inclined to have a severe disregard for their own safety
What percentage of pedestrian Km are walked by men vs women?
> You're getting yourself freaked out by numbers that don't actually apply to you (or shouldn't if you have any sense.)
I am concerned for my safety because I actually walk and have noticed how often drivers don't even see me, in spite of wearing hi viz clothing. The statistics merely confirm what the risk I already noticed empirically: what sort of vehicles are dangerous to pedestrians (SUVs and pickups), where the danger occurs (busy intersections) and whose fault it is (predominantly drivers).
Finally, it there is an inherent contradiction in the simplistic narrative that people barely walk anymore "even though nothing has changed": there is far more car traffic now precisely because people barely walk anymore.
Walking doesn't kill, cars kill, so more traffic means more dangerous streets. It is rather obvious.
According to the local statistics I have [0], in something like 75% of car collisions the pedestrian had the right of way, and the immense majority of them occur at intersections rather than in the middle of the road.
> 60% of pedestrian deaths occur on high-capacity urban roads
And how does that compare to the amount of walking that happens on one area vs the other?
> Men account for 70% of pedestrian deaths, because men are more inclined to have a severe disregard for their own safety
What percentage of pedestrian Km are walked by men vs women?
> You're getting yourself freaked out by numbers that don't actually apply to you (or shouldn't if you have any sense.)
I am concerned for my safety because I actually walk and have noticed how often drivers don't even see me, in spite of wearing hi viz clothing. The statistics merely confirm what the risk I already noticed empirically: what sort of vehicles are dangerous to pedestrians (SUVs and pickups), where the danger occurs (busy intersections) and whose fault it is (predominantly drivers).
Finally, it there is an inherent contradiction in the simplistic narrative that people barely walk anymore "even though nothing has changed": there is far more car traffic now precisely because people barely walk anymore.
Walking doesn't kill, cars kill, so more traffic means more dangerous streets. It is rather obvious.
[0] https://www.york.ca/transportation/traffic/traffic-safety-pr...