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Originally Posted by nik-
They do, but the punishment for being distracted on your way to or from work shouldn't be death.
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Sorry, can't say I agree. If you are walking around in public distracted, a very likely outcome is death. I believe that vehicles yielding the right-of-way to pedestrians has corrupted the natural instincts of people to be self-aware.
Amsterdam is a good example of putting the onus back on the individual. There are bikes, and vehicles everywhere and if you aren't paying attention, you will get hit. They have LRVs slightly smaller than our C-train, that run straight up the middle of pedestrian boulevards (similar to 8th Ave), and I haven't heard of any locals getting hit by trains.