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The intersection does not have a walk sign

2024-10-28 04:52:17.281106+01 by Dan Lyke 0 comments

We're seeing the "how many people are we willing to kill in the name of public safety" writ large: Pedestrian’s killing by truck was likely unavoidable, transit boss says. Lots of discussion about how they can't make the intersection safer because of a local emergency room that gets a lot of fire/ambulance traffic, but the kicker is how victim blaming has come to policy:

Correction: A previous version of this article stated the intersection had a walk sign, according to SFMTA director Jeffrey Tumlin. The intersection does not have a walk sign.

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