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GlobalSpread3429 t1_iut1vkr wrote

Reply to comment by MaxRoofer in US Child Pedestrian Deaths by Day of the Year: 2006-2020 [OC] by rosetechnology

That drivers don‘t look out for pedestrians.

Or, more fundamentally, how infrastructure is built centered around cars. In a well built neighborhood there is almost no risk of hitting a pedestrian. Both because there is a lot of space dedicated to them and because the road is designed in a way that you can’t really go faster than ~10mph in a car. Slowing things down reduces risk considerably

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MaxRoofer t1_iut4ysr wrote

I’ll never get hit by a car while walking. I don’t expect them to look out for me.

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GlobalSpread3429 t1_iutggvi wrote

Well you should never expect that someone looks out for you ofc, but obviously the more dangerous your life of transport, the more you should look out for others. And cars are pretty dangerous

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