pedestrian shaming

  • Toronto Blames Pedestrian Fashion Choices For Crashes

    Toronto Blames Pedestrian Fashion Choices For Crashes

    Pedestrian shaming has long been a way for cities to prioritise cars over people, from the invention of jaywalking to blaming walkers for their smartphone use. In Toronto an ad campaign telling pedestrians that their clothes make them more likely to get hit by cars is getting serious backlash — and rightly so.