Road design, safety and Vision Zero

[danbrotherston]

Anyone know why WRPS is charging pedestrians who are hit when they have the right of way?

https://kitchener.citynews.ca/police-bea...er-4974531

I'm so tired of this bullshit.

Likely because the pedestrian must have been in the wrong in this particular situation.

"Must have been in the wrong"?

Why? Because the police cannot make a mistake here? I know someone who has gotten ticketed for not riding on the sidewalk. But that's only the tip of the iceberg of why I have no trust in the police anymore.

Drivers are required to yield. Pedestrians advocates say drivers WON'T yield. Pedestrians get hit by drivers who are required to yield but don't, and pedestrians get charged...I feel like you aren't understanding that this is a problem.

This is a well lit intersection, with no obstructed sight lines. A driver who doesn't see a pedestrian is at fault for not seeing that pedestrian. Any other standard is broken.