01-04-2018, 10:46 PM
@tom009 @embe
Nobody is going to walk on the road when there's a sidewalk available. It just doesn't happen. So saying it, just pretends like there aren't reasons why the sidewalk is often not an option. That makes it victim blaming.
As for wearing a high visibility clothing, it's ridiculous to suggest that it is unsafe for me to walk home from work in my blue winter jacket. Just more victim blaming. If drivers are unable to see pedestrians at night with streetlights in the city, then they should not be driving at night (or at all for that matter), simple as that.
As for teaching defensive driving, you're right, drivers are expected to carry a greater burden of responsibility for operating safely, mainly because they're the ones creating the danger on the road.
We've been through all this, but I really cannot accept the suggestion that I'm the one being irresponsible when I walk home from work wearing a winter jacket that's blue.
Nobody is going to walk on the road when there's a sidewalk available. It just doesn't happen. So saying it, just pretends like there aren't reasons why the sidewalk is often not an option. That makes it victim blaming.
As for wearing a high visibility clothing, it's ridiculous to suggest that it is unsafe for me to walk home from work in my blue winter jacket. Just more victim blaming. If drivers are unable to see pedestrians at night with streetlights in the city, then they should not be driving at night (or at all for that matter), simple as that.
As for teaching defensive driving, you're right, drivers are expected to carry a greater burden of responsibility for operating safely, mainly because they're the ones creating the danger on the road.
We've been through all this, but I really cannot accept the suggestion that I'm the one being irresponsible when I walk home from work wearing a winter jacket that's blue.