#WalkPerspective. Here because we need safe walking, wheeling & cycling in Canadian cities. Posts by Martyn of Kjipuktuk/Halifax.https://bsky.app/profile/minpedca.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/minpedca.bsky.social/post/3mjs7gmefds2tIn our cities, cycling should be as easy and casual as walking [contains quote post or other embedded content]18 Apr 2026 19:48 +0000at://did:plc:pz5f7ix2dsknesanjk3fl7l3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjs7gmefds2thttps://bsky.app/profile/minpedca.bsky.social/post/3mjrte3wmv22oeverything at the crash scene prioritizes space and speed for vehicles, yet it could so easily be changed with measures like a refuge island And when we read scarce information which minimises the role of the driver, we expect no further action. https://www.ctvnews.ca/northern-ontario/article/teen-girl-17-killed-in-collision-with-vehicle-in-sudbury/18 Apr 2026 16:12 +0000at://did:plc:pz5f7ix2dsknesanjk3fl7l3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjrte3wmv22ohttps://bsky.app/profile/minpedca.bsky.social/post/3mj7ust6o7k2k"police are urging traffic safety" yet no mention in this report by @ctvnewscalgary.bsky.social of any driver involvement, only of vehicles hitting people. Safety starts with operators of dangerous machinery. https://vancouverisland.ctvnews.ca/calgary/video/2026/04/09/pedestrians-hurt-in-multiple-calgary-crashes-ctv-news-calgary-noon-update-for-april-9-2026/11 Apr 2026 12:50 +0000at://did:plc:pz5f7ix2dsknesanjk3fl7l3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj7ust6o7k2khttps://bsky.app/profile/minpedca.bsky.social/post/3mhq6ot5vx22o"The streets are safe as they are” - local Community Association - do they speak for children, people with disabilities, senior citizens with no vehicle? [contains quote post or other embedded content]23 Mar 2026 13:39 +0000at://did:plc:pz5f7ix2dsknesanjk3fl7l3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhq6ot5vx22ohttps://bsky.app/profile/minpedca.bsky.social/post/3mhj7jri46k2m"This is the negative feedback loop of risk: Cars create danger → danger discourages walking and biking → more families drive → more cars create more danger...... (1/2) https://visionzeroottawa.ca/2026/03/06/courage-belongs-at-city-hall-not-in-the-school-crosswalk/20 Mar 2026 19:05 +0000at://did:plc:pz5f7ix2dsknesanjk3fl7l3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhj7jri46k2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/minpedca.bsky.social/post/3mgxx5pov5s2qI do this, everyone should do this [contains quote post or other embedded content]13 Mar 2026 22:20 +0000at://did:plc:pz5f7ix2dsknesanjk3fl7l3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgxx5pov5s2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/minpedca.bsky.social/post/3mgu4ujtv6s2dUltimately these constant tragic crashes are a result of careful planning by the authorities over decades. Vision Zero is an obligation, not an option https://unpublished.ca/news-feed-item/2026-03-10/3-calgarians-hospitalized-in-2-separate-pedestrian-collisions12 Mar 2026 09:52 +0000at://did:plc:pz5f7ix2dsknesanjk3fl7l3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgu4ujtv6s2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/minpedca.bsky.social/post/3mgko66z2vk2yLack of safety for those who need it the most and the horrific outcomes are often understated or obscured by media & police. Not @citynewscalgary.bsky.social, reporting here how an elderly pedestrian was "struck by a motorist", not a "collision with a vehicle" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QQIwgmO7Fn4 [contains quote post or other embedded content]08 Mar 2026 15:35 +0000at://did:plc:pz5f7ix2dsknesanjk3fl7l3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgko66z2vk2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/minpedca.bsky.social/post/3mgiukijhq22itoday we can add our "demon of the streets" person crossing the road, terrifying distracted and obscured-vision drivers [contains quote post or other embedded content]07 Mar 2026 22:24 +0000at://did:plc:pz5f7ix2dsknesanjk3fl7l3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgiukijhq22ihttps://bsky.app/profile/minpedca.bsky.social/post/3mgikkhlrrc2xPerhaps media, here @globalnews.ca, should centre key wording around witness and local resident statements - "a tragedy" - vs police statements which incorrectly use the English language to obscure the role of drivers, one of whom fled the scene https://globalnews.ca/video/11720353/pedestrian-dies-after-traffic-pole-topples-on-them-following-two-vehicle-crash-in-north-york07 Mar 2026 19:25 +0000at://did:plc:pz5f7ix2dsknesanjk3fl7l3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgikkhlrrc2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/minpedca.bsky.social/post/3mfwn3gwsj22kHorrific 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 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=03K4qK2MVPw28 Feb 2026 16:22 +0000at://did:plc:pz5f7ix2dsknesanjk3fl7l3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfwn3gwsj22khttps://bsky.app/profile/minpedca.bsky.social/post/3mfjxr7oxm22aA 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 https://www.ctvnews.ca/ottawa/article/city-wide-red-light-right-turn-ban-creates-potential-safety-impacts-ottawa-staff/23 Feb 2026 15:29 +0000at://did:plc:pz5f7ix2dsknesanjk3fl7l3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfjxr7oxm22ahttps://bsky.app/profile/minpedca.bsky.social/post/3mezby3zmpk22But did it remember to press the beg button https://bsky.app/profile/esmcelroy.ca/post/3mez6gokqh22x [contains quote post or other embedded content]17 Feb 2026 00:16 +0000at://did:plc:pz5f7ix2dsknesanjk3fl7l3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mezby3zmpk22https://bsky.app/profile/minpedca.bsky.social/post/3mekb7nhoh227Elderly 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 https://www.ctvnews.ca/calgary/article/senior-hit-by-ford-f-150-in-calgary-intersection-dies-in-hospital-police/11 Feb 2026 00:53 +0000at://did:plc:pz5f7ix2dsknesanjk3fl7l3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mekb7nhoh227https://bsky.app/profile/minpedca.bsky.social/post/3mdlwpy36vc2nDriver found 100% responsible. But how often do we hear this argument about "shared responsibility" from police and authorities? https://www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/article/driver-fails-to-convince-bc-tribunal-unsafe-pedestrian-acts-caused-collision/29 Jan 2026 23:25 +0000at://did:plc:pz5f7ix2dsknesanjk3fl7l3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdlwpy36vc2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/minpedca.bsky.social/post/3md67oyqjoc2xAlberta 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" [contains quote post or other embedded content]24 Jan 2026 12:28 +0000at://did:plc:pz5f7ix2dsknesanjk3fl7l3/app.bsky.feed.post/3md67oyqjoc2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/minpedca.bsky.social/post/3mbjrdgiyb22gQuestions raised after two female pedestrians struck and killed by Surrey Police last month https://vancouversun.com/news/surrey-police-involved-collisions-investigations03 Jan 2026 15:53 +0000at://did:plc:pz5f7ix2dsknesanjk3fl7l3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbjrdgiyb22ghttps://bsky.app/profile/minpedca.bsky.social/post/3mbfltdrrqc2hHorrific. 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. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/woman-dead-struck-by-vehicle-midtown-toronto-9.703092702 Jan 2026 00:04 +0000at://did:plc:pz5f7ix2dsknesanjk3fl7l3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbfltdrrqc2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/minpedca.bsky.social/post/3mb2yqlc2tc2kTragic 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 https://www.timescolonist.com/local-news/skateboarder-was-in-crosswalk-when-he-was-hit-by-truck-eyewitness-1166925428 Dec 2025 18:55 +0000at://did:plc:pz5f7ix2dsknesanjk3fl7l3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mb2yqlc2tc2khttps://bsky.app/profile/minpedca.bsky.social/post/3mast7yt2p225Four 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 https://globalnews.ca/news/11590696/toronto-vehicle-collision-building-pedestrian-killed/25 Dec 2025 12:55 +0000at://did:plc:pz5f7ix2dsknesanjk3fl7l3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mast7yt2p225https://bsky.app/profile/minpedca.bsky.social/post/3m7soxqtw6c2j"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 https://www.google.com/maps/@43.2551653,-79.8531873,3a,90y,327.65h,75.18t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1s20lZE1m8ldHnM_CqJizKuQ!2e0!6shttps:%2F%2Fstreetviewpixels-pa.googleapis.com%2Fv1%2Fthumbnail%3Fcb_client%3Dmaps_sv.tactile%26w%3D900%26h%3D600%26pitch%3D14.82436585008638%26panoid%3D20lZE1m8ldHnM_CqJizKuQ%26yaw%3D327.6510582618358!7i16384!8i8192?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI1MTIwOS4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D [contains quote post or other embedded content]12 Dec 2025 18:14 +0000at://did:plc:pz5f7ix2dsknesanjk3fl7l3/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7soxqtw6c2j