Is yielding to pedestrians an Alberta thing? Having just come back from Edinburgh, it kind of reminded me again that yielding to pedestrians seems like it's more of a Calgary thing only vs. the rest of the world big cities thing. Maybe part of the reason why we are seeing more pedestrian incidents now is because we have an influx of people coming from places not used to yielding, and expecting pedestrians to cross only when the vehicle passes? I also notice in Toronto, cars don't typically yield to pedestrians, and pedestrians don't expect you to. I still remember being yelled at by a pedestrian for breaking their flow when I yielded to them.
And to be clear, I'm not victim blaming. Just trying to find a reason (besides the obvious "people can't drive" reason).
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