In Transit: The Joys — and Risks — of Being a Pedestrian

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4.2 • 727 Ratings

🗓️ 21 September 2023

⏱️ 56 minutes

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Summary

Walking instead of driving to work, school or the store is good for the environment and our physical and mental health. But being a pedestrian isn’t easy in California’s car-centric culture. Our infrastructure is built with cars in mind, and that means that walkers and wheelchair-users can confront serious safety risks in a state where an average of three pedestrians are killed every day. This hour on Forum, we’ll look at how the state is addressing pedestrian safety issues and we’ll hear from you: What do you notice when you don’t use a car? Guests: Ethan Elkind, director of the climate program at the Center for Law, Energy and the Environment, UC Berkeley School of Law; host of the podcast "Climate Break" Tim Weisberg, deputy director, marketing and public affairs, California Office of Traffic Safety Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:53.6	Coming up on forum, the joys and risks of being a pedestrian in California.
0:59.6	Despite advocates' best efforts, pedestrian fatality rates are getting worse in the state at a time when the
1:05.5	imperative to become less car dependent for environmental and health reasons has never been more clear.
1:11.5	So how can we make walking or using a wheelchair to get where we need to go safer and more convenient?
1:17.7	We want to hear your ideas and we'll also hear what the state's doing to create the conditions that make you feel like you can ditch the car.
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1:39.8	We all know walking or rolling to places instead of driving to them, the store, a friend's house, work, or school, is good for our health, the planet, for building community.
1:50.1	But being a pedestrian isn't exactly easy in many parts of California or even safe.
1:56.4	According to the state's Office of Traffic Safety, the problem of pedestrians being seriously
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