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Why Pedestrians Should Walk

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How pedestrians should walk Most people have different habits when it comes to walking, some walk from the middle of the road, while others wait for the green light to turn on whether it means to miss the bus or train. Pedestrians are told to be careful when crossing the road/zebra crossing, however, most pedestrians don’t listen to these rules and cross when there are no cars around, while this may be okay there are rules to prevent people from doing so. Pedestrians mostly cross the road whenever to get the bus or train which may be coming within 2 mins. This can cause big accidents to happen. From the beginning of this year until September 26 there have been 46 deaths related to pedestrians. Within these 46 most of these deaths were when

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