Canada Ministry of Pedestrians
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Elderly 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
www.ctvnews.ca/calgary/arti...
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
www.ctvnews.ca/calgary/arti...
Elderly man killed in collision between motorized scooter and Ford F-150
Calgary police say a senior has died after being hit by a vehicle while crossing the road on a motorized scooter.
www.ctvnews.ca
February 11, 2026 at 12:53 AM
Elderly 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
www.ctvnews.ca/calgary/arti...
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
www.ctvnews.ca/calgary/arti...
Driver found 100% responsible.
But how often do we hear this argument about "shared responsibility" from police and authorities?
www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/ar...
But how often do we hear this argument about "shared responsibility" from police and authorities?
www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/ar...
B.C. driver tells tribunal pedestrian who failed to ‘take steps to increase their visibility’ caused collision
A driver who hit a person in a crosswalk on a wet, dark morning has failed to convince a B.C. tribunal that “unsafe pedestrian acts” contributed to the collision.
www.ctvnews.ca
January 29, 2026 at 11:25 PM
Driver found 100% responsible.
But how often do we hear this argument about "shared responsibility" from police and authorities?
www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/ar...
But how often do we hear this argument about "shared responsibility" from police and authorities?
www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/ar...
Alberta 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"
"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"
Intersection safety starts with all of us.🚦
Last year, 15 pedestrians lost their lives on our streets. This number must go down.
January is Intersection Safety Month. This student-created video reminds us to slow down, put phones away, and stay cautious at intersections.
calgary.ca/traffictips
Last year, 15 pedestrians lost their lives on our streets. This number must go down.
January is Intersection Safety Month. This student-created video reminds us to slow down, put phones away, and stay cautious at intersections.
calgary.ca/traffictips
January 24, 2026 at 12:28 PM
Alberta 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"
"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"
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This from Victoria Police is how it should be put. Yes, it's a shared responsibility, BUT between a pedestrian and a car, only one of those has the capability to harm or kill the other
January 20, 2026 at 5:59 PM
This from Victoria Police is how it should be put. Yes, it's a shared responsibility, BUT between a pedestrian and a car, only one of those has the capability to harm or kill the other
Questions raised after two female pedestrians struck and killed by Surrey Police last month
vancouversun.com/news/surrey-...
vancouversun.com/news/surrey-...
Surrey police have been involved in two recent pedestrian fatalities. Why isn't more revealed?
Two female pedestrians have died less than two weeks apart after being struck by a Surrey police car, leaving the public with many concerns.
vancouversun.com
January 3, 2026 at 3:53 PM
Questions raised after two female pedestrians struck and killed by Surrey Police last month
vancouversun.com/news/surrey-...
vancouversun.com/news/surrey-...
Horrific. 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.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Woman dead after being struck by 2 vehicles in midtown Toronto | CBC News
A woman is dead after being struck by two vehicles in midtown Toronto Wednesday morning.
www.cbc.ca
January 2, 2026 at 12:04 AM
Horrific. 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.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Tragic 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
www.timescolonist.com/local-news/s...
Excellent journalism from Michael John Lo who interviews a witness also city engineering staff - who admit the design is dangerous
www.timescolonist.com/local-news/s...
Skateboarder was in crosswalk when he was hit by truck: eyewitness
The driver drove for another 20 feet before she slowed down enough for the young man to fall off the front of the Dodge Ram pickup, says a woman who saw the crash.
www.timescolonist.com
December 28, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Tragic 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
www.timescolonist.com/local-news/s...
Excellent journalism from Michael John Lo who interviews a witness also city engineering staff - who admit the design is dangerous
www.timescolonist.com/local-news/s...
Four 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
globalnews.ca/news/1159069...
Police and media never fail to construe the driver as an inactive participant who did the right thing
globalnews.ca/news/1159069...
Male pedestrian killed, 4 injured after vehicle crashes into Toronto store - Toronto | Globalnews.ca
Toronto police and emergency crews are on scene after a vehicle went into a building, with one pedestrian killed and two pedestrians injured.
globalnews.ca
December 25, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Four 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
globalnews.ca/news/1159069...
Police and media never fail to construe the driver as an inactive participant who did the right thing
globalnews.ca/news/1159069...
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"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
www.google.com/maps/@43.255...
A safe place to cross the road is not optional. RIP
www.google.com/maps/@43.255...
December 12, 2025 at 6:14 PM
"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
www.google.com/maps/@43.255...
A safe place to cross the road is not optional. RIP
www.google.com/maps/@43.255...
"they're like 2 feet tall"
Chilling
Chilling
Watch carefully and you can see right through her eyes into the headrest.
#WorldBollardAssociation
#WorldBollardAssociation
November 29, 2025 at 4:07 PM
"they're like 2 feet tall"
Chilling
Chilling
Municipalities in Canada are butchering Vision Zero to create watered down versions which use the lingo but not the methodology.
In HRM, the current per capita targets support overall increases in injury + fatal crashes.
In HRM, the current per capita targets support overall increases in injury + fatal crashes.
Our next Transportation Standing Committee meeting is cancelled due to lack of agenda items. Our annual road safety report is presented to Council on Tuesday as an "information only" item
I wrote to councillors requesting action appropriate to address a safety crisis
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
I wrote to councillors requesting action appropriate to address a safety crisis
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Adopt Vision Zero, create a plan to get there
Personal communication regarding item 15.2, RC meeting of 18 November: Adopt Vision Zero, create a plan to get there Dear Councillors, I cannot attend this meeting but write to; (a) Request that w...
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November 16, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Municipalities in Canada are butchering Vision Zero to create watered down versions which use the lingo but not the methodology.
In HRM, the current per capita targets support overall increases in injury + fatal crashes.
In HRM, the current per capita targets support overall increases in injury + fatal crashes.
Reposted by Canada Ministry of Pedestrians
TODAY! Join us in front of Queen's Park. Gather at 4:30pm for a 5:00pm start. Show our leaders that the loved ones killed in car crashes are not forgotten and we will not stop fighting until our streets are safe. #WDoR2025
November 16, 2025 at 1:28 PM
TODAY! Join us in front of Queen's Park. Gather at 4:30pm for a 5:00pm start. Show our leaders that the loved ones killed in car crashes are not forgotten and we will not stop fighting until our streets are safe. #WDoR2025
"Videos posted online show a police vehicle roll towards a Tasered woman before running over her with the front wheels and then reversing back over her. Officers then remove the car and appear to detain her"
Woman run over by Toronto police vehicle twice during arrest
Woman run over by Toronto police vehicle twice during arrest
Toronto Police Services said they are aware of the incident and did not notify Ontario’s police watchdog because the woman’s injuries weren’t serious enough involve the Special Investigations Unit.
www.thestar.com
November 3, 2025 at 10:52 PM
"Videos posted online show a police vehicle roll towards a Tasered woman before running over her with the front wheels and then reversing back over her. Officers then remove the car and appear to detain her"
Another comparison, on pedestrian fatalities:
Canada averages 300 pedestrian fatalities a year (pop 41 mil) - 5% of us walk to work. 80% drive.
UK: 405 ped fatalities in 2023 (pop 70 mil), but with a huge proportion starting their trip by walking (34%), more transit use
Canada averages 300 pedestrian fatalities a year (pop 41 mil) - 5% of us walk to work. 80% drive.
UK: 405 ped fatalities in 2023 (pop 70 mil), but with a huge proportion starting their trip by walking (34%), more transit use
You know what blows my mind? Calgary’s traffic fatality rate (1.9 per 100,000) is far closer to Tokyo than to Houston.
Edmonton too (2.2 per 100,000).
I don’t fully understand it, but there’s a surprisingly wide range of just how car-centric and dangerous a car-centric city can be.
Edmonton too (2.2 per 100,000).
I don’t fully understand it, but there’s a surprisingly wide range of just how car-centric and dangerous a car-centric city can be.
I wondered whether the smaller cars and trucks, the many narrower streets, and the generally slower speeds I’m seeing in Tokyo mean a lower pedestrian injury/fatality rate than North American cities. So I looked it up. Tokyo: 1.04 fatalities/100,000 people. Houston: 15 fatalities/100,000 people.
October 19, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Another comparison, on pedestrian fatalities:
Canada averages 300 pedestrian fatalities a year (pop 41 mil) - 5% of us walk to work. 80% drive.
UK: 405 ped fatalities in 2023 (pop 70 mil), but with a huge proportion starting their trip by walking (34%), more transit use
Canada averages 300 pedestrian fatalities a year (pop 41 mil) - 5% of us walk to work. 80% drive.
UK: 405 ped fatalities in 2023 (pop 70 mil), but with a huge proportion starting their trip by walking (34%), more transit use
Three fatal pedestrian crashes in a 24 hour period for Calgary, the 11th pedestrian fatality of this year.
There is rarely any focus on root causes, very evident from the video footage - extremely hazardous wide pedestrian crossings, no safety infrastructure.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
There is rarely any focus on root causes, very evident from the video footage - extremely hazardous wide pedestrian crossings, no safety infrastructure.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
3 fatal pedestrian collisions in 24-hour span in Calgary | CBC News
In the last 24 hours, three pedestrians have been killed in what Calgary police are calling "entirely preventable" collisions.
www.cbc.ca
October 18, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Three fatal pedestrian crashes in a 24 hour period for Calgary, the 11th pedestrian fatality of this year.
There is rarely any focus on root causes, very evident from the video footage - extremely hazardous wide pedestrian crossings, no safety infrastructure.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
There is rarely any focus on root causes, very evident from the video footage - extremely hazardous wide pedestrian crossings, no safety infrastructure.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Can you believe that N American engineers combine turning movements on a green light with pedestrians on the walk sign, resulting in multiple times more injuries and fatalities than the deadly RTOR
www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis...
www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis...
October 12, 2025 at 11:35 AM
Can you believe that N American engineers combine turning movements on a green light with pedestrians on the walk sign, resulting in multiple times more injuries and fatalities than the deadly RTOR
www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis...
www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis...
RIP, another senior struck and killed.
In Canada when a pedestrian dies, the driver is introduced by police and media as the hero and helper - "stayed at the scene", "attempted to deliver aid"
Prior to that, the act itself is always the Vehicles doing
www.ctvnews.ca/toronto/arti...
In Canada when a pedestrian dies, the driver is introduced by police and media as the hero and helper - "stayed at the scene", "attempted to deliver aid"
Prior to that, the act itself is always the Vehicles doing
www.ctvnews.ca/toronto/arti...
Man in his 60s dead after being struck by vehicle in Mississauga
A man in his 60s has died after being struck by a vehicle in Mississauga late Friday night, Peel police say.
www.ctvnews.ca
October 12, 2025 at 10:53 AM
RIP, another senior struck and killed.
In Canada when a pedestrian dies, the driver is introduced by police and media as the hero and helper - "stayed at the scene", "attempted to deliver aid"
Prior to that, the act itself is always the Vehicles doing
www.ctvnews.ca/toronto/arti...
In Canada when a pedestrian dies, the driver is introduced by police and media as the hero and helper - "stayed at the scene", "attempted to deliver aid"
Prior to that, the act itself is always the Vehicles doing
www.ctvnews.ca/toronto/arti...
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The @livewirecalgary.bsky.social article on the tragic death of a Taradale child by a driver brings up the notion of the removal of nearby speed humps as a contributing factor to excessive speed. City put in temporary bumps but removed before permanent goes in.🤔
livewirecalgary.com/2025/08/05/c...
livewirecalgary.com/2025/08/05/c...
Calgary police investigate the death of NE toddler, residents say it could be speed - LiveWire Calgary
Calgary police are investigating the death of a two-year-old girl who was struck by a vehicle Monday night. At around 7 p.m. on Aug. 4, the girl was hit by a white truck in an alley near the 600 bloc...
livewirecalgary.com
August 7, 2025 at 1:17 PM
The @livewirecalgary.bsky.social article on the tragic death of a Taradale child by a driver brings up the notion of the removal of nearby speed humps as a contributing factor to excessive speed. City put in temporary bumps but removed before permanent goes in.🤔
livewirecalgary.com/2025/08/05/c...
livewirecalgary.com/2025/08/05/c...
"As the light turned green, investigators said in a news release that “the truck proceeded to turn. It is believed the woman entered into the path of the truck and was struck.”
walk light usually comes on as the light turns green - turning drivers must yield
calgaryherald.com/news/83-year...
walk light usually comes on as the light turns green - turning drivers must yield
calgaryherald.com/news/83-year...
83-year-old woman dies after being struck by truck, police investigating
Police say the woman was believed to have entered a forest lawn crosswalk, as a light turned green and the 2012 Ford F150 began to turn.
calgaryherald.com
July 25, 2025 at 4:54 PM
"As the light turned green, investigators said in a news release that “the truck proceeded to turn. It is believed the woman entered into the path of the truck and was struck.”
walk light usually comes on as the light turns green - turning drivers must yield
calgaryherald.com/news/83-year...
walk light usually comes on as the light turns green - turning drivers must yield
calgaryherald.com/news/83-year...
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2 children struck by ADULTS DRIVING VEHICLES. Adults who are supposed to be responsible behind the wheel.
A man in his 40's driving a vehicle did not stop for a 9 year old kid scooting across the street.
#VisionZeroNow #SafeStreetsForKids
A man in his 40's driving a vehicle did not stop for a 9 year old kid scooting across the street.
#VisionZeroNow #SafeStreetsForKids
2 children struck by vehicles in separate incidents Wednesday: Ottawa police
2 children struck by vehicles in separate incidents Wednesday: Ottawa police
Ottawa police say two children were struck by cars while riding two-wheeled vehicles in separate incidents on Wednesday.
bit.ly
July 24, 2025 at 2:01 AM
2 children struck by ADULTS DRIVING VEHICLES. Adults who are supposed to be responsible behind the wheel.
A man in his 40's driving a vehicle did not stop for a 9 year old kid scooting across the street.
#VisionZeroNow #SafeStreetsForKids
A man in his 40's driving a vehicle did not stop for a 9 year old kid scooting across the street.
#VisionZeroNow #SafeStreetsForKids
when a person drives the wrong way up a highway, strikes and kills a pedestrian, continues driving causing an additional crash & life threatening injuries, should journalists write: "Pedestrian killed by truck driving the wrong way"
calgaryherald.com/news/one-per...
calgaryherald.com/news/one-per...
Pedestrian dead, three in critical condition after crash in northeast Calgary
Emergency crews were called to the 3200 block of 52nd Street N.E. just before 5:30 a.m. for reports of a crash.
calgaryherald.com
July 23, 2025 at 4:19 PM
when a person drives the wrong way up a highway, strikes and kills a pedestrian, continues driving causing an additional crash & life threatening injuries, should journalists write: "Pedestrian killed by truck driving the wrong way"
calgaryherald.com/news/one-per...
calgaryherald.com/news/one-per...
The very regular senior pedestrian fatalities at intersections go almost unnoticed and acknowledged. Canadian signalized intersections in no way accommodate the safety needs of elderly pedestrians, especially left turns like here - which come from behind them
www.ctvnews.ca/toronto/arti...
www.ctvnews.ca/toronto/arti...
99-year-old pedestrian dies after being struck by vehicle in North York
A 99-year-old woman who was struck by a vehicle in North York last week has died in hospital police say.
www.ctvnews.ca
July 2, 2025 at 10:40 AM
The very regular senior pedestrian fatalities at intersections go almost unnoticed and acknowledged. Canadian signalized intersections in no way accommodate the safety needs of elderly pedestrians, especially left turns like here - which come from behind them
www.ctvnews.ca/toronto/arti...
www.ctvnews.ca/toronto/arti...
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Miles has no appreciation the brilliant Urbanism of Winnipeg. Canada should be proud of ploughing freeway-sized stroads through the heard of its biggest central city. Don't listen to Miles, Winnipeg, you are a beautiful, walkable paradise, second only to Amsterdam.
Then we walked out of the station and came across...this. I have to say, the walking environment in downtown Winnipeg is maybe the worst we've seen in any major city outside of, like, Florida. Even the side streets were one-way racetracks!
June 21, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Miles has no appreciation the brilliant Urbanism of Winnipeg. Canada should be proud of ploughing freeway-sized stroads through the heard of its biggest central city. Don't listen to Miles, Winnipeg, you are a beautiful, walkable paradise, second only to Amsterdam.
Reposted by Canada Ministry of Pedestrians
Here's our latest blog post, on the epidemic of traffic violence against pedestrians and cyclists in Winnipeg and why we can't look to the cops to keep us safe
winnipegpolicecauseharm.org/blog/safer-s...
winnipegpolicecauseharm.org/blog/safer-s...
Safer streets without police
The threat that drivers pose to cyclists and pedestrians cannot be resolved through policing.
winnipegpolicecauseharm.org
June 21, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Here's our latest blog post, on the epidemic of traffic violence against pedestrians and cyclists in Winnipeg and why we can't look to the cops to keep us safe
winnipegpolicecauseharm.org/blog/safer-s...
winnipegpolicecauseharm.org/blog/safer-s...