Pedestrians

So 9 pedestrians have been killed so far this year in Vancouver compared to the 5 last year and thus The Pedestrian Enforcement Initiative has been created. The VPD has received $30,000 in provincial funding for a 3 week enforcement campaign to help reduce the number of pedestrian deaths in the city.

WTF.

I've seen how pedestrians behave in this city. We have given them far too much leeway for far too long. They feel so invincible that they have forgotten that they are made of flesh, blood and bone. Cars are made of steel. Steel is harder than bone. Cars have momentum. The math isn't that difficult. If you can manage Rock, Paper, Scissors you can figure this out.

Have they forgotten one of the first things their parents taught them? Look both ways before crossing the street. This isn't rocket science, it's common sense. So now $30,000 will be spent to educate/save these morons. I firmly believe that money could be put to better use instead of interfering with natural selection.

Of course some of the blame falls on the drivers. It is true that Smartphones are creating Dumb Drivers. But, once again we fall back on that 'Look Both Ways' thing. I'm sure these are the same people who can't even be bothered to look before crossing the bike path to get to the seawall.

Dennis Miller once said "Don't sue the inventor of the deep-fryer because you have a fat ass." Well, don't blame the driver if you can't be bothered to look before you cross the street.