Pedestrians News

A Dutch company has come up with a way to help better protect cyclists in the event of a collision with a car. How it works is the car deploys an airbag from its exterior as the accident is about to occur.

Toronto - Police are continuing to investigate a string of collisions that injured 11 pedestrians , including two who had been struck fatally, in separate crashes across the Greater Toronto Area, in a single day.

Hildesheim - Pedestrians won't be bored waiting for the walk signal at this traffic light in Germany. They can challenge someone on the opposite side of the street, to a game of Pong.

Fort Lee - Over the decades a popular saying joked that some people are unable to walk and chew bubble gum at the same time. Fast forward to 2012 and the saying refers to walking and texting at the same time.

Toronto - It happens much too often, we're in a hurry and want to get to the other side of the road as quickly as possible. You step out onto the road thinking that you are safe when a car zooms by. For most that scare is enough to push you back to the sidewalk.

According to a new study, the number of pedestrians who have been killed or seriously injured while wearing headphones has tripled in the last six years. The study says that the numbers rose from 16 in 2004 to 47 in 2011.

Toronto - With pedestrians continually complaining about reckless drivers turning at a Leaside intersection, DigitalJournal.com decided to investigate the southeast corner crosswalk at Eglinton Ave. East and Laird Drive.

Toronto - 2010 has been a hard year when it comes to pedestrian deaths in Toronto. When you are walking on Toronto's streets police want you to remember to be responsible for your actions.

Toronto's TTC buses hit two people in separate cases this weekend after a week-long police blitz to educate pedestrians on traffic safety.

A pedestrian has been killed in central Toronto after a Toronto Transit Commission bus struck the woman at the corner of a busy intersection, which was shut down for investigation.