Here is a great report from Safe Kids Canada on Pedestrian Safety. They focus a bit on child safety, but there is still some great stuff for other age groups.
http://www.sickkids.ca/SKCForPartner...ianGuide05.pdf
The report identifies a number of different factors in pedestrian deaths. I knew that Hamilton's roads were bad... but frankly I'm shocked by how many factors in pedestrian deaths apply to Hamilton Streets.
For Example:
Quote:
There is no definitive research to indicate whether driver
behaviour or child behaviour is most often the cause of a
crash. In most cases, a combination of factors is involved.
Risk factors for pedestrian crashes include:
• high traffic volume
• road speed limit of greater than 40 km/h
• high average vehicle speed
• child located on the road
• darkness
• rainy weather
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The report has a lot of great ideas for prevention as well.