How Street Design Failed a School Crossing Guard @BenDurham
How Street Design Failed a School Crossing Guard  @BenDurham
Uploaded July 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 days ago
A crossing guard was driven into, after many previous “close calls”. Enough is enough. We need to change the way we look at vehicle collisions here in Canada… because just claiming that collisions (not accidents) like these are “inevitable” isn't enough. We need to change the way we design our roads to save our neighbours.

How many more lives need to be lost before change happens?

How many people need to be permanently disabled for the rest of their lives, due to reckless driving?

The time is now. It's always been.


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⌚ CHAPTERS ⌚

00:00 a crossing guard is driven into
01:28 why this intersection is dangerous
03:34 neighbours speak out
05:52 wide streets = big danger
07:55 rat runners ruin neighbourhoods
09:05 easy fixes
10:38 make crossings safer NOW
12:17 street design save lives
14:12 school streets: protect our kids
16:31 how YOU can make change

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a few other titles I might try:

This Car Crashed Into A Crossing Guard (*and how to stop this)
How to Stop Drivers Using Streets as Shortcuts
Why Stop Signs Alone Don't Stop Crashes
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