Look both ways: Why is crossing the street so dangerous?

In our first episode, we take a look at crossing the street. Why is it so frequently a dangerous and uncomfortable activity? What does street design reveal about our priorities as a society? And what does this all mean for us as humans? 

Join us as we barely scratch the surface on these questions! 

Links:

Want to read more on this episode’s topic? Here’s just a short list of interesting resources:

• Quoted in the show: Should Law Subsidize Driving? by Gregory H. Shill
• Fighting Traffic (book) by Peter Norton
• Right of Way (book) by Angie Schmitt
• Street crossing behavior in younger and older pedestrians: an eye- and head-tracking study
• Collective behavior in road crossing pedestrians: the role of social information
• Human Factors Assessment of Pedestrian Roadway Crossing Behavior
• Road Safety Fundamentals Unit 2: Human Behavior and Road Safety
• Exploring the Pedestrian's Behaviors in Crossing the Street Based on Gender
• On the Psychology of Crossing The Street
• Why Did the Human Cross the Road? To Confuse the Self-Driving Car
• The forgotten history of how automakers invented the crime of "jaywalking"
• Jaywalking: How the car industry outlawed crossing the road
• The secret history of jaywalking: The disturbing reason it was outlawed — and why we should lift the ban
• The (Classist, Racist) History of Jaywalking
• “Adam Ruins Everything” Explains the Origins of “Jaywalking”
• Three Turning Restrictions Cities Need To Put On Drivers
• STUDY: How Race and Income Impact Road Safety in Oregon

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Hosted by AJ Fawver and Jordan Clark.

Music in this episode: Sounds of the Supermarket, Scott Joplin, Gary Nintendo