Data for Canada on pedestrian fatalities and modal share for walking

www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/daily-quo...

www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/pub/11-62...

UK: (pedestrian) "fatalities were down 40% from 671 to 405"

"For all trips in 2024, car driver was the most frequent mode to begin a trip, with 38%, followed by walk (34%) and car passenger (20%)"

www.gov.uk/government/s...

Though Calgary is already on 30 fatalities this year, 11 pedestrian.
Three pedestrians killed within 24 hours last week
globalnews.ca/news/1148294...

and Halifax

a triple pedestrian fatality in 24 hours should result in major changes, system-wide.
Instead incident locations may be reviewed, then business as carnormal resumes

advocates fix upon RTOR. Yes, it is cruel policy that kills and harms those most vulnerable including seniors, people with disabilities & children.
But stats from Canadian cities show combining a green light for turning vehicles with ped movements is far more harmful
docs.google.com/document/d/1...

The dead pedestrian is often implicitly portrayed as the wrong-doer, "crossing mid-block", dressed in dark clothing, etc.

This whole area belongs to vehicles, who do their own killings

www.google.com/maps/place/M...

But, before completing their investigation, police deliberately frame this as an elderly pedestrian who "entered into the path of the truck", instead of the vehicle being driven into the elderly pedestrian's path

Why @calgarypolice.bsky.social , @calgary.ca ?

newsroom.calgary.ca/police-inves...

driver charged with failure to yield to a pedestrian. But let's call it "struck by vehicles"

"This study shows why it’s so important to use real-time data to expedite critical safety decisions”

Incident data showing consistent alarming risks and levels of harm to vulnerable road users has prompted little to no action