Blind Guy Hit Months Ago; Driver Charged

RantWoman woke up to email buzz about a car vs ped fatality from last summer. Relying on the facts as reported in the following article, RantWoman is glad the driver was charged!



http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/theblotter/2010974975_distracted_driver_accused_of_r.html



RantWoman further notes:

Driver speeding (with kid in car to boot)

Driver distracted by interacting with electronic device (GPS? texting?)

What seems like a lot of ignorance about the white cane law in the comments


On pedestrian side: crossing at a crosswalk but not at a light. Given the pedestrian's age and I think having to deal with a hill going to or from the light, I cannot imagine it would be easy for him to do the extra walk.



RantWoman has previously posted about many drivers' lackadaisical attitudes as observed by RantWoman about the white cane law. RantWoman will be debating whether to go all gonzo for data to assess lethality of problem. RantWoman might still think to add observance of white cane law to things cops are checking for when doing spot checks.

Unfortunately, for the cops to monitor this, there have to be white cane users out there interacting with the built environment, and RantWoman also always really, really wants to root for sensible behavior among white cane users as well.