[wobbly_bush]

> hoping that turning cars will see you and not mow you down. Pretty sure this is what is going to kill me

I saw an accident in front of my eyes where this played out - a turning car mowed an elderly couple crossing slowly with the help of walking sticks. It was not pretty.

[dingnuts]

Notably this is a cultural and sentencing problem. Killing pedestrians in a crosswalk should be vehicular manslaughter with serious prison time attached.

Perpetrators tend to be let off easily for cultural reasons. That's the real problem that needs to be addressed.

Drivers will respect pedestrians when the law is evenly enforced