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by standardUser 2011 days ago
If bike and pedestrian traffic is that dense, they should lower speed limits and install speed bumps.
2 comments

It's not the density, it's the predictability.

Predictably traffic is safe traffic. It doesn't matter whether you're talking about pedestrians, cars or bikes, the ability to accurately anticipate other parties moves is what makes for safety.

College campuses suck so bad for safety because you have people from tons of different regions with different etiquette and standards, in a new environment and nobody can predict what anybody else is about to do. Add in the drunks and it's amazing they're as safe as they are.

There are. Pedestrians don't care and will literately walk into open traffic. I've seen the same thing in every major city.
Were the drivers impaired? Why couldn't they see the people, or drive slowly and carefully enough to not kill?