City wants to end all Pedestrian Accidents
quote:Pedestrian-involved crashes are on the rise on Oregon roads.
In 2013, there were 850 pedestrian crashes on Oregon roads, according to crash statistics from ODOT. Over the years, that number has steadily increased, and in 2016, there were 1,078 pedestrian crashes.
With more crashes, there are also more fatalities and serious injuries. In 2013, there were a combined total of 156 fatalities and injuries. In 2016, there were 215.
It?s something some residents know all too well.
Marina Hajek lost her 10-year-old son, Vaclav Hajek, who was killed by a car when he was crossing Bailey Hill Road in Eugene.
"I couldn't believe it. I couldn't believe what I was seeing. I was in shock," Hajek said.
Earlier this month, Ross DeLong was hit on a crosswalk on 11th Avenue and Chambers Street in Eugene.
He said he had the right of way and looked before he crossed. He said the truck that hit him came out of nowhere.
"In that moment, I thought I was going to die," DeLong said.
It?s a problem the city of Eugene has taken notice of. In Eugene, 36 percent of all crashes involve pedestrians.
Now, the city is working toward eliminating all deaths and serious injuries on the roadways, using a framework called Vision Zero. It was a goal the city adopted back in 2015, and since then, city staff and community members have been working toward developing an action plan. That plan includes identifying why and where crashes often happen and how to prevent them. It could include changes to traffic signals, road stripping, street crossings and even how some roads and intersections are designed -- all to minimize crashes and make pedestrians safer.
?My goal is to implement the plan,? said Matt Rodrigues, a traffic engineer for the city of Eugene. ?I really want to see safety improve. I want to see a continual improvement and moving toward zero.?
City officials expect to adopt the action plan by the end of this year.
"[Vaclav] would be happy to know that his friends didn't have to take the chance he took when crossing the street,? Hajek said. ?To me, through these years, we cannot wait for another child to die in order to make changes."
Hajek has been part of the task force working with the city to develop Vision Zero. She said it's a way her son's voice is still being heard and is making a difference.
Officials said there are many reasons why these crashes happen, including people driving distracted, impaired or even too fast. Rodrigues said with a better economy, more people tend to travel. With more people on the roadways, accidents could happen more often.
Today Almost hit some Idiot Crossing one of the Busiest streets in Eugene at the Point he crossed there are 5 Lanes. He was not in a cross walk and he did not walk straight across. He started at the middle of the block and Angled straight at the Local Taco Bell. He was so stoned he almost walked into the side of my stopped car. And I stopped back to give him plenty of room.
And the City thinks this is a drivers problem. Idiots will dart out between to parked cars on their bikes and try to make it across the street. I can tell you for a fact my brakes work really well.
In 2013, there were 850 pedestrian crashes on Oregon roads, according to crash statistics from ODOT. Over the years, that number has steadily increased, and in 2016, there were 1,078 pedestrian crashes.
With more crashes, there are also more fatalities and serious injuries. In 2013, there were a combined total of 156 fatalities and injuries. In 2016, there were 215.
It?s something some residents know all too well.
Marina Hajek lost her 10-year-old son, Vaclav Hajek, who was killed by a car when he was crossing Bailey Hill Road in Eugene.
"I couldn't believe it. I couldn't believe what I was seeing. I was in shock," Hajek said.
Earlier this month, Ross DeLong was hit on a crosswalk on 11th Avenue and Chambers Street in Eugene.
He said he had the right of way and looked before he crossed. He said the truck that hit him came out of nowhere.
"In that moment, I thought I was going to die," DeLong said.
It?s a problem the city of Eugene has taken notice of. In Eugene, 36 percent of all crashes involve pedestrians.
Now, the city is working toward eliminating all deaths and serious injuries on the roadways, using a framework called Vision Zero. It was a goal the city adopted back in 2015, and since then, city staff and community members have been working toward developing an action plan. That plan includes identifying why and where crashes often happen and how to prevent them. It could include changes to traffic signals, road stripping, street crossings and even how some roads and intersections are designed -- all to minimize crashes and make pedestrians safer.
?My goal is to implement the plan,? said Matt Rodrigues, a traffic engineer for the city of Eugene. ?I really want to see safety improve. I want to see a continual improvement and moving toward zero.?
City officials expect to adopt the action plan by the end of this year.
"[Vaclav] would be happy to know that his friends didn't have to take the chance he took when crossing the street,? Hajek said. ?To me, through these years, we cannot wait for another child to die in order to make changes."
Hajek has been part of the task force working with the city to develop Vision Zero. She said it's a way her son's voice is still being heard and is making a difference.
Officials said there are many reasons why these crashes happen, including people driving distracted, impaired or even too fast. Rodrigues said with a better economy, more people tend to travel. With more people on the roadways, accidents could happen more often.
Today Almost hit some Idiot Crossing one of the Busiest streets in Eugene at the Point he crossed there are 5 Lanes. He was not in a cross walk and he did not walk straight across. He started at the middle of the block and Angled straight at the Local Taco Bell. He was so stoned he almost walked into the side of my stopped car. And I stopped back to give him plenty of room.
And the City thinks this is a drivers problem. Idiots will dart out between to parked cars on their bikes and try to make it across the street. I can tell you for a fact my brakes work really well.
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quote:Originally posted by grumpygy
quote:Pedestrian-involved crashes are on the rise on Oregon roads.
In 2013, there were 850 pedestrian crashes on Oregon roads, according to crash statistics from ODOT. Over the years, that number has steadily increased, and in 2016, there were 1,078 pedestrian crashes.
With more crashes, there are also more fatalities and serious injuries. In 2013, there were a combined total of 156 fatalities and injuries. In 2016, there were 215.
It?s something some residents know all too well.
Marina Hajek lost her 10-year-old son, Vaclav Hajek, who was killed by a car when he was crossing Bailey Hill Road in Eugene.
"I couldn't believe it. I couldn't believe what I was seeing. I was in shock," Hajek said.
Earlier this month, Ross DeLong was hit on a crosswalk on 11th Avenue and Chambers Street in Eugene.
He said he had the right of way and looked before he crossed. He said the truck that hit him came out of nowhere.
"In that moment, I thought I was going to die," DeLong said.
It?s a problem the city of Eugene has taken notice of. In Eugene, 36 percent of all crashes involve pedestrians.
Now, the city is working toward eliminating all deaths and serious injuries on the roadways, using a framework called Vision Zero. It was a goal the city adopted back in 2015, and since then, city staff and community members have been working toward developing an action plan. That plan includes identifying why and where crashes often happen and how to prevent them. It could include changes to traffic signals, road stripping, street crossings and even how some roads and intersections are designed -- all to minimize crashes and make pedestrians safer.
?My goal is to implement the plan,? said Matt Rodrigues, a traffic engineer for the city of Eugene. ?I really want to see safety improve. I want to see a continual improvement and moving toward zero.?
City officials expect to adopt the action plan by the end of this year.
"[Vaclav] would be happy to know that his friends didn't have to take the chance he took when crossing the street,? Hajek said. ?To me, through these years, we cannot wait for another child to die in order to make changes."
Hajek has been part of the task force working with the city to develop Vision Zero. She said it's a way her son's voice is still being heard and is making a difference.
Officials said there are many reasons why these crashes happen, including people driving distracted, impaired or even too fast. Rodrigues said with a better economy, more people tend to travel. With more people on the roadways, accidents could happen more often.
Today Almost hit some Idiot Crossing one of the Busiest streets in Eugene at the Point he crossed there are 5 Lanes. He was not in a cross walk and he did not walk straight across. He started at the middle of the block and Angled straight at the Local Taco Bell. He was so stoned he almost walked into the side of my stopped car. And I stopped back to give him plenty of room.
And the City thinks this is a drivers problem. Idiots will dart out between to parked cars on their bikes and try to make it across the street. I can tell you for a fact my brakes work really well.
LOL, some stoners need to stay home.
Grumpygy, you need to compile the stats on how many pedestrians were wearing shoes when killed. I'll bet if they banned shoes the pedestrian deaths would stop. That is the logic anyway.0 -
11th and Chambers I would not try to cross in that area. Go just one block east and its an easy crossing.
They already have all the statistic but they already know in their minds the cars are at fault.0 -
Nowhere do they mention idiots with eyes glued to their phone, utterly oblivious to the world around them. 0 -
quote:Originally posted by grumpygy
11th and Chambers I would not try to cross in that area. Go just one block east and its an easy crossing.
They already have all the statistic but they already know in their minds the cars are at fault.
That is why you have to present them with the ridiculous stats of deaths and shoes. Offer a tax option to start with, start taxing shoes because they are the number one cause of pedestrian deaths. The stats show that 100% of pedestrians were wearing shoes when killed right?
The don't want a solution, they want to pass more laws to feel good.
As an experiment just try it and see if the go for it. If you can present it with a straight face at some council meetings, who knows, they might hire you to be on that panel to study the correlation of shoes and pedestrian deaths.
They're MORONS, exploit them for personal gain.0 -
quote:Originally posted by mag00
I'll bet if they banned shoes the pedestrian deaths would stop. That is the logic anyway.
That makes perfect sense. We don't wear shoes in Tennessee which must be the reason that none of our pedestrian's are killed on the roads here.0 -
I investigated hundreds and hundreds of accidents in my career and I heard that "He came out of nowhere" line many times from people who were totally at fault. I would just ask them if maybe they came from beneath the pavement since that's the only location where nowhere might be. 0 -
All pedestrians must get in to an inflatable hamster balls to cross a street. The worst thing that'll happen is they get hit in one of this is a Mexican guy yells out "GOOOOOOAAAAAAAALLLLLLL!!!!". I say ban cell phones while walking. It got GPS so if it moves more than 10 yards the cell phone shuts off. 0 -
ban walking ...all the fat people quit already, a majority i believe 0 -
quote:Originally posted by Rocky Raab
Nowhere do they mention idiots with eyes glued to their phone, utterly oblivious to the world around them.
Between the eyes glued to the phone and pot being legal it's a miracle any of 'em make it across the street at all!0 -
life is dangerous, in fact it is a terminal condition. 0 -
You know where pedestrian deaths aren't on the rise? Boston, NYC and Chicago and other places where pedestrians scurry across the street like the scared little rabbits they are. And none of them have such a death wish as to even think the phrase "right of way" when they set foot in traffic. They're too focused on survival and the thought of never seeing their loved ones again.
My first week in LA I was tearing down Santa Monica Blvd when a local stepped twinkle-toe first from the sidewalk with a "they have to stop" smirk on his face - gave him just a benefit of the doubt brush-back that he didn't see my MA plates.[}:)]0 -
quote:Originally posted by Rocky Raab
Nowhere do they mention idiots with eyes glued to their phone, utterly oblivious to the world around them.
^^^^the biggest factor right here.0 -
quote:Originally posted by dfletcher
You know where pedestrian deaths aren't on the rise? Boston, NYC and Chicago and other places where pedestrians scurry across the street like the scared little rabbits they are. And none of them have such a death wish as to even think the phrase "right of way" when they set foot in traffic. They're too focused on survival and the thought of never seeing their loved ones again.
My first week in LA I was tearing down Santa Monica Blvd when a local stepped twinkle-toe first from the sidewalk with a "they have to stop" smirk on his face - gave him just a benefit of the doubt brush-back that he didn't see my MA plates.[}:)]
Oceanside Calif Had a guy do that to me. But I was at a stop light went green and there was this guy just taking his time dancing his way across, Black of course. So I honked my horn. He tried to do a stare down. But I just floored it(450+hp) Truck did not move but smoke was everywhere and the guy was gone.0
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