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Originally Posted by Addick
Both sides have to take their share of the blame. I can sympathise with Druh to an extent as an environment has been created for drivers where they have sole domain. This has allowed them to become quite complacent to the point where they can get away with paying so little attention as potential conflicts have been removed or rerouted. With many roads being turned back into multi-modal streets, a certain amount of re-schooling must take place.
However, this shouldn't give pedestrians a free pass and create a similar environment as cars have been afforded but for pedestrians instead.
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Both sides certainly have to shoulder responsibility, I agree. But the one thing that stands out for me on that map is that nearly every intersection with higher numbers of incidents are spots where jaywalking and crossing against Don't Walk signs are serious problem. That doesn't excuse the drivers - I know in most of these areas that I have to be extra vigilant but the problem you present is very real - but one of the solutions towards re-schooling people would be to park plain clothes cops at some of these locations and ticket pedestrians who don't follow the signs. The entrance to Chinook LRT and several of those downtown intersections would be a fantastic place to start.