The problem is you can't have fast moving things sharing the same pathways as people on foot. Collisions. Just common sense.
This is why you dont see marathons being organized on footpaths. Collisions.
PMDs need their own pathways.
We have seen that people have started using PMDs on roads. Collisions. But this time PMD users die.
People on PMDs collide with pedestrians - pedestrians die and PMD user also gets hurt.
There is a reason why people need a licence to drive a car. It can be a weapon.
I have never understood why people don't need a licence to ride a bicycle or a PMD. They should. Unless you are using it for very recreational purposes in very secluded places.
As a doctor I have seen 2 patients (one a roller blader the other a cyclist) who collided. The inline skater had intracranial hemorhhage and pelvic fractures and femure fractures. The cyclist has spine injuries.
Man is NOT made to go faster than their legs can carry.
Did you not have the honor of treating those injured in CAR accidents or signing their death certificates.
The elephant in the room is the automobile but legislators turn a blind eye because they're drivers too and no politician would want to pass any legislation that affects themselves adversely in any shape or form.
https://settlementlenders.com/2017/02/car-accident-facts-and-figures-in-canada/
Why driving in Canada is a challenge?
Canada can be a tricky place to drive a car, especially during the winter months when we have blizzards and hailstorms on a regular basis. According to
this report, there is a 3.1% to 4.7% rise in car accident cases in the months of December and January and a rise of almost 49% in insurance claims.
Settlement Lenders, one of the best lending companies in Canada, is the biggest name when it comes to
providing advances in the face of personal injury incidents. We too, see a rise in settlement loan applications during this period.
According to
this report, there was an estimated 7.92 million registered passenger vehicles in Canada at the end of 2016 and is increasing at a frenetic pace every day. The same report cites
The Canadian Transportation Safety Board estimates there are 160,000 car accidents occurring each year in Canada
and 2,800 to 2,900 result in deaths. In the same report, it has been observed with concern that almost 2.8% of the drivers in rural communities use cell phones while driving and almost 5.9% of urban drivers also use mobile phones while driving. This has increased the number of collisions where distraction was cited as the cause by a whopping 17% over a 5-year period.
