I cannot believe the idiot drivers in recent days.  Driving east along Adelaide, a driver was in the far left lane and held up traffic for a number of lights just so he could move over 4 lanes and head south.  
Today, I car sped through a cross walk with someone crossing and very nearly hit them.  When we got to the next lights I tried to tell him what he had done and got the old finger and F-off.
Bayview extension, rush hour one morning, a woman drove through every single red light without even slowing down.  
If I didn't have to struggle to find my handsfree unit for my cell phone, I would have called the cops.
 
It is getting very dangerous out there for drivers and pedestrians.

Definitely drivers are going to have to a better job of sharing the road with pedestrians and cyclists, but at the same time, rightly or wrongly, the more vulnerable have to be more vigilant - it doesn't matter if you had the right of way if you end up in the morgue...  
 
I'm always amazed by crosswalk users who hit the button and go barrelling across the street without checking to make sure cars are stopping.    I've even seen people with strollers do this.  Unfortunately whenever you cross the street, even with a green light at a regular intersection, you are taking your life into your hands and should be looking around - not texting or whatever as you cross.    
 
Drivers, cyclists and pedestrians all have to be aware that others on the roads might not be paying attention, following the rules, etc - there seem to be more and more idiots lately, irrespective of how they get around

Quote from beachbum on Feb 12^th, 2010, 12:58pm:

I'll say they're more aggressive!  Just today I was going down the parkway at 97 km and this young girl was on my tail, so as soon as I moved over, she shot by and in less than a minute,  I estimate her speed went to at least 120 km!  Of course, no police around to pull her over.

It's not always high speed but often not paying attention, both as driver and pedestrian. (I know because a high percentage of my patients are pedestrians) People are busy listening to their ipods or checking their phones for messages, drivers are talking, drinking coffee, keeping an eye on the kids in the back seat ... it's bound to happen. Remember those photos of smokers lungs they used to show us in high school? I think every driver, new and old, should be shown photos of the internal organs of a pedestrian hit by a car (going even legal speed).

Cross walk on Gerrard Street @ Scarborough road is insane. I've personally been hit ,there are numerous accidents, Not long ago while my young son and I where crossing a Police car leisurely drove through and the officer actually waved at us.
 

Hey Bowling,
 
sandra bussin's email: councillor_bussin@toronto.ca
 
plus her website is www.sandrabussin.ca
 
i got this off of her contact page:
 
City Hall
100 Queen Street West, Suite B28, Toronto, ON M5H 2N2
Phone: 416-392-1376
Fax: 416-392-7444
councillor_bussin@toronto.ca
 
Executive Assistant
David McCully
416-392-1376
dmccull@toronto.ca
 
Constituency Assistant
Harold Becker
416-392-1376
hbecker@toronto.ca
 
Special Assistant
Trish Nember
416-392-1376
tnember@toronto.ca

Yes the drivers are driving too fast, and yes the lights are too short.
 
But people! Pay attention, and you will have a far less chance of getting hurt as a pedestrian.