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No. they should protect pedestrians by making cities safer to walk about in. Our urban spaces should not be ruled by fast moving vehicles and made impassable by roundabouts and junctions. Peds should have priority.
Can you clarify that for me?
Are you suggesting that there should be no reason people should be at risk of harm from walking around a city looking down at their phone?
A friend of mine was killed by stepping out onto a road without looking and got hit at 5mph by a bus.
How do you make a city safe enough to prevent that from happening?
And why is it not a good idea to teach people about the dangers of walking onto the road while looking at your phone?
mmccarthy-
Can you clarify that for me?
Are you suggesting that there should be no reason people should be at risk of harm from walking around a city looking down at their phone?
In an ideal world, yes. Or looking at a map, talking to a freind, looking at the sky, whatever. I hate the fact our cities are dominated by dangerous roads.
A friend of mine was killed by stepping out onto a road without looking and got hit at 5mph by a bus.
How do you make a city safe enough to prevent that from happening?
You can't prevent all accidents, but I think our urban spaces are could be more ped freindly.
And why is it not a good idea to teach people about the dangers of walking onto the road while looking at your phone?
I never said that. Of course it's a good idea to teach people road safety. but I think its better / more important to make more of our spaces safer.
William.
No. they should protect pedestrians by making cities safer to walk about in. Our urban spaces should not be ruled by fast moving vehicles and made impassable by roundabouts and junctions. Peds should have priority.