PORTLAND PRESS HERALD • August 10, 2022
Pedestrian deaths are at their highest level in 40 years, with nearly 7,500 people struck and killed by drivers nationwide in 2021…. Drivers have to be aware of how dangerous roads have become for pedestrians, and if they don’t adjust their behavior, police and prosecutors need the tools to hold them accountable. Law enforcement should send a message to drivers to keep their eyes on the road, go the speed limit, and find another way if they’re too tired or otherwise impaired. Also, we have to redesign streets made to allow drivers to go fast without thinking of others who may be using them. Wide streets, with bad or nonexistent sidewalks, should be a thing of the past.