When cars were first becoming mainstream and pedestrians started dying en masse in vehicle vs ped collisions for the first time, it was actually the car manufacturers who went on a marketing blitz to convince the public it was the people walking who were at fault, not these new giant metal beasts ripping around the cities. Clearly it was incredibly effective because it’s still perpetuated even today.
https://www.vox.com/platform/amp/201...alking-history