Phil Mendonca-Vieira, a software engineer, has created the site deathbytraffic.ca, tallying the dead pedestrians and cyclists himself. Just last Monday alone eight pedestrians were struck by cars, one in Rexdale fatally, and four cyclists were hit. This isn’t just a downtown problem, as the TPS feed notes collisions across the city every day. If you follow the Toronto Police Services Operations @TPSOperations Twitter account, the accelerated carnage on our streets is evident everyday. It’s happened here before, blessedly when no pedestrians were around, but a parking machine was sheared off its foundation.

Source: thestar July 09, 2016 01:17 UTC