Horrific incident in Ottawa last week resulting in one fatality, multiple severe injuries How often do we hear of an investigation, yet no news of charges City speed limits should be 30km/h www.youtube.com/watch?v=03K4...

Right. "War on Cars" in Calgary. sigh. A toddler in a stroller killed in a marked crosswalk. A 70-year old man killed in a marked crosswalk. Reframing as "attack on cars" doesn't make it any more real. Just effin' disgusting and irresponsible. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Ok but also let's bring the death of street hockey into the conversation. Cars cost us the gold medal.

A whopping and hugely disturbing 56% of pedestrian crashes occurred at Ottawa's signalized intersections since 2017: 1,021 of 1,831 crashes. There is an obligation to assess an implement safe traffic signals used widely elsewhere in Canada, e.g. Montreal and QC www.ctvnews.ca/ottawa/artic...

But did it remember to press the beg button bsky.app/profile/esmc...

A toddler is dead in Calgary because we allow these jacked up SUVs with very minimal forward visibility. The drivers of these can’t see people in the crosswalk. When will these be banned? #Calgary

"“Of course, people go, ‘Wow, a ticket for killing somebody.’ It’s like, ‘Yeah, but it’s not murder. So quit clutching your pearls.’ ” - a retired police officer. Wow. signalhfx.ca/halifax-pede...

Elderly person using mobility scooter struck and killed while using a crosswalk. Nothing noted from the police about an investigation, charges laid, or anything at all regarding the need to slow, look for and yield to vulnerable people using crosswalks www.ctvnews.ca/calgary/arti...

Driver found 100% responsible. But how often do we hear this argument about "shared responsibility" from police and authorities? www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/ar...

Alberta pedestrians might want to contact their councillor and request this incorrect, highly dangerous advice is removed asap: "When pedestrians are crossing the intersection, you may proceed only when there is a safe gap between your vehicle and the pedestrians" no such thing as a "safe gap"

This from Victoria Police is how it should be put. Yes, it's a shared responsibility, BUT between a pedestrian and a car, only one of those has the capability to harm or kill the other

Questions raised after two female pedestrians struck and killed by Surrey Police last month vancouversun.com/news/surrey-...

Horrific. RIP. No mention of any driver involvement until some way through this article. Vehicles do not hit and kill pedestrians then flee the scene. Drivers do. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Tragic incident, truck driver striking a skateboarder on a crosswalk - yet police would not say if they are recommending charges. Excellent journalism from Michael John Lo who interviews a witness also city engineering staff - who admit the design is dangerous www.timescolonist.com/local-news/s...

Four people struck, one killed. Driver not arrested, only comment is that he "remained at the scene" Police and media never fail to construe the driver as an inactive participant who did the right thing globalnews.ca/news/1159069...

And then there were 15…😔 #Calgary www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

"I know in that area that it happened there isn’t really a very good way to cross the street" A safe place to cross the road is not optional. RIP www.google.com/maps/@43.255...

"they're like 2 feet tall" Chilling

Municipalities in Canada are butchering Vision Zero to create watered down versions which use the lingo but not the methodology. In HRM, the current per capita targets support overall increases in injury + fatal crashes.

TODAY! Join us in front of Queen's Park. Gather at 4:30pm for a 5:00pm start. Show our leaders that the loved ones killed in car crashes are not forgotten and we will not stop fighting until our streets are safe. #WDoR2025

"Videos posted online show a police vehicle roll towards a Tasered woman before running over her with the front wheels and then reversing back over her. Officers then remove the car and appear to detain her"

Another comparison, on pedestrian fatalities: Canada averages 300 pedestrian fatalities a year (pop 41 mil) - 5% of us walk to work. 80% drive. UK: 405 ped fatalities in 2023 (pop 70 mil), but with a huge proportion starting their trip by walking (34%), more transit use

Three fatal pedestrian crashes in a 24 hour period for Calgary, the 11th pedestrian fatality of this year. There is rarely any focus on root causes, very evident from the video footage - extremely hazardous wide pedestrian crossings, no safety infrastructure. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Can you believe that N American engineers combine turning movements on a green light with pedestrians on the walk sign, resulting in multiple times more injuries and fatalities than the deadly RTOR www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis...

RIP, another senior struck and killed. In Canada when a pedestrian dies, the driver is introduced by police and media as the hero and helper - "stayed at the scene", "attempted to deliver aid" Prior to that, the act itself is always the Vehicles doing www.ctvnews.ca/toronto/arti...

The @livewirecalgary.bsky.social article on the tragic death of a Taradale child by a driver brings up the notion of the removal of nearby speed humps as a contributing factor to excessive speed. City put in temporary bumps but removed before permanent goes in.🤔 livewirecalgary.com/2025/08/05/c...

"As the light turned green, investigators said in a news release that “the truck proceeded to turn. It is believed the woman entered into the path of the truck and was struck.” walk light usually comes on as the light turns green - turning drivers must yield calgaryherald.com/news/83-year...

2 children struck by ADULTS DRIVING VEHICLES. Adults who are supposed to be responsible behind the wheel. A man in his 40's driving a vehicle did not stop for a 9 year old kid scooting across the street. #VisionZeroNow #SafeStreetsForKids

when a person drives the wrong way up a highway, strikes and kills a pedestrian, continues driving causing an additional crash & life threatening injuries, should journalists write: "Pedestrian killed by truck driving the wrong way" calgaryherald.com/news/one-per...

The very regular senior pedestrian fatalities at intersections go almost unnoticed and acknowledged. Canadian signalized intersections in no way accommodate the safety needs of elderly pedestrians, especially left turns like here - which come from behind them www.ctvnews.ca/toronto/arti...

Miles has no appreciation the brilliant Urbanism of Winnipeg. Canada should be proud of ploughing freeway-sized stroads through the heard of its biggest central city. Don't listen to Miles, Winnipeg, you are a beautiful, walkable paradise, second only to Amsterdam.

Here's our latest blog post, on the epidemic of traffic violence against pedestrians and cyclists in Winnipeg and why we can't look to the cops to keep us safe winnipegpolicecauseharm.org/blog/safer-s...

"More than half (55 per cent of pedestrians and 50 per cent of cyclists) had a close call with a vehicle" (right turns) more than a third (34 per cent of pedestrians and 36 per cent of cyclists) were involved in conflict with a left-turning vehicle"

Ontario can’t lead on road safety without cycling infrastructure. policyoptions.irpp.org/magazines/ma...

"be a safe pedestrian" by vaporizing yourself out of this destruction

Canadian streets: Fantasy vs reality

61% of pedestrian crashes from 2020 to 2022 were at signalized intersections. Ottawa residents should be asking what @en.ottawa.ca engineers should be doing to ensure their safety at complex & dangerous locations. open.ottawa.ca/datasets/ott...

York Region's annual safety reports identify that "Driver behaviour is the leading cause of motor vehicle collisions" but you won't hear that in their victim-blaming PSA's written by drivers, of course www.facebook.com/YorkRegionGo...

flowers are being fastened to stop signs and traffic lights at intersections around the city, but not the interventions and safety measures which could have saved the lives lost. Cities have a choice - but health and safety is regarded as optional for pedestrians calgaryherald.com/news/why-pre...

Great video from @acbowen.bsky.social on why we should ban right turn on red. Tell the city of San Diego to do so in the new street design manual below ⬇️ #safestreets #bikesky

Driver strikes and kills a 15 year old child at an intersection in a school zone, then a tree. And is not arrested. “We’re still trying to determine what happened afterwards to have the driver strike the tree after the collision” www.thestar.com/news/gta/15-...

THIS EVENT IS TONIGHT AND IT'S NOT TOO LATE TO REGISTER! See link below 👇 #BikeTO #WalkTO #TODeadlyStreets #DeadlyByDesign #SafeStreetsSaveLives #KillBill212 #Bill212

Take all the responses to this post & substitute any Canadian/North American city including mine. The breathtaking arrogance of drivers is excused time & time again. #ZeroVisionHFX

A 94-year-old woman has died after she was struck by driver of pick-up truck in West Queen West. The danger seniors must face when crossing the road is rarely or never a focus for decision-makers toronto.citynews.ca/2025/03/21/w...

49 pedestrian crashes at Main St & E Hastings over four years. A humane society with health and safety laws should require this to be a scramble intersection, separating people fully from moving vehicles

does anyone know of similar awards made to family members in Canada?

You can't have it both ways. Luisa D'Amato January 2024: "Pedestrians aren’t safe in Waterloo Region. When are we going to do something about it?" Luisa D'Amato March 2025: "With speed cameras, local politicians are going down a dangerous road"

The message of a "walk safe" campaign is that cars have the right of way over pedestrians and the city is choosing a useless social media canpaign over investing in critical infrastructure for more walkways.

Been posting about this over the last few days. Articles & newsletters in the works about how design is the way to keep vulnerable users safe. #walkSafe campaign is an old trope wherein “We ask everyone outside of the car to be safe so that drivers can be dangerous.” @tomflood.bsky.social

Peterborough trades spending on road safety for #WalkSafe messaging, the usual "shared responsibility" globalnews.ca/video/110753...