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I've had this happen a lot lately, especially on the Embankment cycle lane, on one and two way roads near my work in Victoria and elsewhere. Possibly explained by some of them being tourists and looking the wrong way...
I don't know if I'm just noticing it more because of this Alliston thing, but it's scary just how little attention pedestrians pay to their surroundings.
TurtleRecall-
The main problem is phones. I had people stepping into the road 4 times on about a 5 mile journey this morning, all looking at or talking on phones. People are more distracted than ever - if you're bearing down on them in anything smaller than a large car they just don't see you.
And yes, electric cars will be carnage - hopefully mitigated a bit by collision detection systems.
Vanneau
Scary experience this morning on black prince road.
No traffic, just me riding north. A mother with a small child in tow talking on her mobile started walking across the road, all the while looking north (her left) and never once checking in my direction (i.e. the carriageway she was waking into).
Luckily I had seen her in good time and we were all fine (I resisted the urge to yell given she had the child with her).
I just worry what happens when someone like that obliviously walks out in front of an electric car, as obviously she was relying on the lack of noise from approaching traffic to tell her it was safe.