Open season on pedestrians these days??

Today, another one on Bishop Grandin: http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews/Pedestrian-injured-on-Bishop-Grandin-112527874.html

McPhillips and Pacific, Dec 23, hit and run - fatal collision

Mapleglen and Inkster, Dec 24, fatal collision, hit and run. The driver reportedly backed up and then drove around the body to leave the scene, has since been arrested.

River and Osborne, Dec 23, hit and run, pedestrian in hospital with fractures.

Portage and Sherbrook, Dec 20,, 67 y/o pedestrian woman killed when hit by a transport bus.

Young St, Dec 20, a man helping his baby out of the car was hit by someone who then drove away.


What the heck is going on in this city?????
14 fatalities in the past year and three of them in the past week?

I must admit, a man who appeared to be in his late 60's or 70's stepped out on the street in front of our car on Christmas day without looking. He looked for cars AFTER stepping onto the street as we pulled well around him. This was in broad daylight - and in the dark when people are wearing dark parkas, it is very different. It really upset me after reading of all the fatalities that he would do that.

I don't know if alcohol might have relevance to this season's collisions on pedestrians: http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/canada/many-pedestrians-killed-on-streets-were-drinking-112119314.html

The stupid pedestrians know they have the right-of-way, and are just proving a point that "we" drivers don't remember that fact! lol

I believe that pedestrians are being more careless. Thinking they have the right-of-way they also have the right-to-die.

The real issue IMO is the sudden increase of hit and runs...

Global Warming - way more snow, slippery roads and all hell is breaking loose!

I blame those stupid flashing yellow crosswalks.

I don't know how many times I see people just walking by them and pressing the button to continue into the street without stopping to look and listen for oncoming traffic.

Again, it comes down to a lack of education and enforcement with pedestrians. Teaching them they DON'T have the right-of-way just because there's a crosswalk. That they STILL have to look and listen BEFORE entering the roadway to ensure there is no traffic there which may not be able to stop in time. And always best to make eye contact with the driver before proceeding.

Now I can't say about the incidents listed above.
The 67-year-old with the bus was (as I understand from the news reports), entirely on the bus driver in this case.

And I hadn't heard about the guy getting his baby out of his car...but that one sounds like it's strictly on the driver who hit him...ESPECIALLY since the driver left the scene.

AGEsAces wrote:
I blame those stupid flashing yellow crosswalks.

I don't know how many times I see people just walking by them and pressing the button to continue into the street without stopping to look and listen for oncoming traffic.

Right On!!

I've witnessed this numerous times at that infamous intersection of Osborne and Wardlaw where several people have been hit by cars.

Perhaps some of this can be attributed to natural selection.