All in all, great to see so many people engaged in the conversation but still saddened that a few folks still don't see the real issue here - streets designed to move cars at all costs, including the cost to human life and human communities.
Here is the link to the CBC article in question as well as a link here to the other reports of pedestrian deaths this month.
See below...
- @sniem94 @DaleCalkins @CalgaryPolice @BikeBikeYYC Perhaps the drivers should "be aware" too...? Message comes across one-sided.
- @CURTMAH @BikeBikeYYC so you two can continue walking first looking second, and we won't have this conversation anymore. Hashtag toughguy
- @CURTMAH @BikeBikeYYC not talking about the one incident here, talking about the whole picture. You dumb fuck
- “@CURTMAH: @CC4currie are you coming on the last full moon ride of the year??, it's this Saturday....” @BikeBikeYYC
- @kimrobyn @BikeBikeYYC @CalgaryPolice ...and at least cbc didn't quote you saying anything like "*drivers* need to be extra-vigilant...etc".
- Not what I said, don't put words in my mouth. @CURTMAH @BikeBikeYYC
@CalgaryPolice @BikeBikeYYC It did sound like victim blaming & rarely are these types of comments directed at drivers.- @universalradio @BikeBikeYYC So 2 cars were stopped the guy started walking, then one came around and hit him, totally his fault
- Read it thanks. Give me a break, victim blaming is a trendy social justice catch phrase.It's called a safety warning. @CURTMAH @BikeBikeYYC
@BikeBikeYYC Maybe we need a new term? Ped shaming?- @CalgaryPolice @bikebikeyyc How much "attention" can a pedestrian pay when someone swerves around a car and blows through a crosswalk?
- @CalgaryPolice @bikebikeyyc Except that now, like when I lived in YYC there's little making drivers responsible for their actions
- @BikeBikeYYC Do Calgary Police have any tips for drivers yielding to pedestrians when crossing with the ROW? I didn't see any tips for them.
- @dan_kako8 @BikeBikeYYC Dan you dumb fuck one car had already stopped, the other car behind him then swerved into the xwalk and hit him
- @sniem94 @CalgaryPolice @BikeBikeYYC The point is general comments on blame worthiness are not appropriate in relation to this article.
- @universalradio @BikeBikeYYC Their job is to stop pedestrians from getting run over in crosswalks, read the article they blame pedestrians
- @jpbremner @BikeBikeYYC can't engineer away every risk....at some point personal responsibilty must kick in
- @universalradio @CalgaryPolice @BikeBikeYYC Their job is to catch criminals; the people who hit pedestrians in crosswalks & drive drunk.
- "Warning! There's a murderer on the loose! Be careful" OMG VICTIM BLAMING!!111 @BikeBikeYYC @CalgaryPolice #yyctraffic #yycwalk #yyccc
- "@sniem94: @CalgaryPolice @BikeBikeYYC EVERYONE has a responsibility on the road including bikes and pedestrians."
Seriously? You call a SAFETY WARNING "victim blaming"? Get stuffed. @CalgaryPolice are doing their job, u just want publicity, @BikeBikeYYC- @DaleCalkins @CalgaryPolice @BikeBikeYYC I said originally everyone needs to be aware. Drunk drivers deserve harsher punishments in my mind
- @DaleCalkins @CalgaryPolice @BikeBikeYYC I'm not commenting on the article it's just a general comment. This driver was clearly at fault.
- @sniem94 @CalgaryPolice @BikeBikeYYC No one questioning this. Only that this is not relevant here and ignores the bull in the china shop.
- @sniem94 @CalgaryPolice @BikeBikeYYC Which did not happen here, so inappropriate to call out this. Clear driver distraction & drunkenness.
- @DaleCalkins @CalgaryPolice @BikeBikeYYC cross walks and corners of streets where it's well lit and legal to cross. Small request saves ppl
- @DaleCalkins @CalgaryPolice @BikeBikeYYC example being 2 am and someone running across the road in black clothes in the middle of the street
- @DaleCalkins @CalgaryPolice @BikeBikeYYC police are just saying to use common sense... Don't jaywalk etc etc that's all. Simple message.
- @BikeBikeYYC @calgarypolice These are GD hit and runs of people legally crossing the street. Hunt the drivers down and charge them!
@sniem94 @CalgaryPolice @BikeBikeYYC Also, if we are telling people to walk in crosswalks in fear of being run down, there is a bigger issue
@sniem94 @CalgaryPolice @BikeBikeYYC Cars may be bigger, but that only means operators have greater responsibility around vulnerable.
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