24 4 / 2012

"If a child is struck and killed by a car in 2012, it is treated as a private loss, to be grieved privately by the family,” Norton says. “Before, this stuff was treated as a public loss – much like the death of soldiers.” Mayors dedicated monuments to the victims of traffic crimes, accompanied by marching bands and children dressed in white, carrying flowers."

A fascinating history of pedestrian deaths, and how they were effectively decriminalized by the auto industry

The Invention of Jaywalking - Commute - The Atlantic Cities

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