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Do other cities experience the number of hit-and-run pedestrian deaths like we do here. Seems like every

Posted by Meg (aka Mojave) Jan 26 '17, 15:03

night there's at least one somewhere in the greater L.A./O.C. area :(

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I don't have expansive date on this, but it seems (data not complete) that places which don't prioritize pedestrians have big problems -- (link) - ty97 Jan 26, 15:08 24
- my brother has tweeted a few studies that agree with this. pedestrian/bike friendly places tend to have fewer of them killed, and accidents involving - mafic Jan 26, 16:55
- Damn Florida is dangerous for pedestrians. -- nm - Krusty Jan 26, 15:17 20
  - just the ones who ignore the laws and crosswalk locations -- nm - Peglegpete Jan 26, 15:22 19
    - I'm willing to bet a good number are also hit while in the crosswalk. It happens here all the time. - Krusty Jan 26, 15:53 18
      - I was hit in a crosswalk - twice. I had the light both times. - Covington Jan 26, 16:13 3
        
        Damn. I'm glad they weren't more serious. -- nm - Krusty Jan 26, 16:20 2
        
        Some idiot missed me by an inch when I was crossing legally. - . Jan 26, 16:39 1
        
        The closer calls stick with you. Glad it missed and he got caught. -- nm - Krusty Jan 26, 17:22
      - There was a study done, not sure if it was here or NY, but the majority of pedestrians involved were hit crossing legally. - . Jan 26, 16:01 13
        
        From what I see in the news the vast majority are crossing legally. -- nm - Krusty Jan 26, 16:08 9
        
        *many* people do not understand the difference, and sometimes it varies from state to state -- nm - Strongbad Jan 26, 16:24 8
        
        I'm talking about people that are in a crosswalk with the light. They shouldn't be getting hit. -- nm - Krusty Jan 26, 17:24 5
        
        I'm talking about what defines a "legal" crossing vs an "illegal" crossing -- nm - Strongbad Jan 27, 03:49
        
        I think he's saying that it's not only those situations where people crossing legally are getting hit. - b. Jan 26, 17:31 3
        
        Ahh, I see. That makes sense. -- nm - Krusty Jan 26, 17:43
        
        in case anyone's curious, here's a page that gives summaries of rules by state. nm but: -- (link*) - b. Jan 26, 17:34 1
        
        This is a great link, thanks. - Strongbad Jan 27, 03:50
        
        In the crosswalk with the light. -- nm - . Jan 26, 16:33 1
        
        Wrong. You don't have to be at a crosswalk at a light for it to be legal. -- nm - Strongbad Jan 26, 16:48
        
        Here I think a lot has to do with the prevailing car culture. Drivers don't understand the concept of pedestrians and then they get into an area such - Meg Jan 26, 16:06 2
        
        The increase in Southern CA the last 10 years is huge. I think it has to do with texting. -- nm* - jnine Jan 26, 16:41
        
        here, too. I felt way safer walking in NYC than most places here. drivers there know to expect walkers. -- nm - b. Jan 26, 16:12
- Chicago doesn't quite prioritize pedestrians, but they do go after hit and run drivers. - . Jan 26, 15:15 1
  - Guess it's even worse than I thought, although these are all, not just deaths. -- (link) - Meg Jan 26, 15:22
It's a big problem here as well. The penalties are really low too. It's infuriating. - Krusty Jan 26, 15:05
it seems every 2 weeks or so, someone here is hit crossing Nellis Blvd outside of the crosswalks -- nm - Peglegpete Jan 26, 15:04

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