PERILS FOR PEDESTRIANS -- A GREAT SITE FIGHTING FOR OUR SAFETY

VISIT JOHN WETMORE'S INFORMATIVE SITE AT WWW.PEDESTRIANS.ORG

The image above shows that while sidewalk cafes are great, they can encroach on the mobility for a people with a disability.

John Wetmore has dedicated countless hours to documenting the insanity that engineers, architects, planners and public works officials create for people just trying to go about their lives on foot.

His YouTube Channel shows far too many intersections where the car is king and the pedestrian must have a death wish to cross -- even with the protection of a red light for traffic and a "walk" sign for peds.

The tide has seemed to turn in favor of pedestrian, bike and wheelchair mobility.  But it will take decades for cities, counties and states to redesign streetscapes to give pedestrians a fighting chance against the almighty speeding vehicle.

John Wetmore is working daily to make life better.  His understanding of all the obstructions, lack of maintenance and fuzzy design that prevents wheelchair users from enjoying the barrier-free mobility that they deserve on our sidewalks, especially in urban areas.

http://www.pedestrians.org/

The images shows how poorly maintained sidewalks -- maybe the city should have gone with cement instead of hard-to-replace and maintain pavers -- can spell doom for a blind or visually impaired person.