Empower the pedestrian/cyclist to realize that they are responsible for their safety.

@Y Chan If a driver hits a pedestrian or cyclist, the driver may need to go to an auto repair shop, but it is the pedestrians and cyclists who end up in the hospital or worse. Drivers still pose a danger to people in other cars. How many times have you seen the results of a car hitting another car? Rear-end, head-on, t-bone? How many single vehicle collisions occur where a driver drives into a tree, pole, ditch or building? The law prescribes that 'pedestrians always have the right of way'. Is it equal? No. Is it fair? Yes. Because the result of a collision is not shared 'equally'. Simply physics. Responsibility and liability are allocated based on who poses a risk to whom, and how much damage they cause. Drivers carry the majority of responsibility and liability under the law because drivers cause the majority of the damage and therefore pose the most danger. That is why you need a license and insurance to legally drive on public roads, while pedestrians and cyclist do not. Your idea of "shared responsibility" actually shifts responsibility away drivers who cause demonstrable harm to themselves and other road users, onto those who do not. "It is rarely one party's fault" is victim blaming. What do you expect of a passenger in a car that is sent to the hospital to have done to avoid the crash? Can there be mitigating factors where both parties sharing responsibility? Of course, but that is on a case-by-case basis and must be judged in a courtroom. You are acting like there no laws regulating pedestrians or cyclists. First, cars enforce a natural justice, killing and seriously injuring pedestrians, cyclists, drivers and passengers alike. Bylaws prohibit jaywalking, so a pedestrian can be ticketed for crossing in the wrong place, or without a Walk Signal. Bikes and cyclists are subject to the Highway Traffic Act. HTA is less strict on bicycles than motor vehicles, but there are indeed laws regulating them. Cyclists can be ticketed and fined for violating traffic laws, dangerous behaviour, and can be financially and criminally punished for causing injury or damage. You suggested to start a campaign to educate pedestrians and cyclists. As a small child, I learned to look both ways before crossing the street. In elementary school, I learned basic road safety and the hand signals. However in high school, a classmate failed her driving test because she did not know her hand signals, which should have been in the handbook. I don't know what parents are doing, or what schools are teaching now. But, the Governments of Toronto and Ontario both have safety campaigns, advising legal responsibilities and recommended actions for heightened safety. Could they be more prominent? Maybe. Can a safety campaign replace road calming? No. As we can all attest to, drivers, cyclists and pedestrians are all impatient and want to get to where they are going. I've seen all kinds of illegal, bad behaviour: jaywalking, crossing against the light, riding on the sidewalk, going against traffic, failing to signal a turn, turns from the wrong lane, broken lights, no lights, illegal parking, blocking the intersection, running red lights, speeding, birds flipped, cussing, road rage, vehicular violence, crashes... Engineering a solution improves safety for all road users because it is no longer a choice, there are consequences for actions. You can follow the rules of the road and navigate the speed hump slowly by easily. Or you break the law by speeding and get tossed while hill jumping, or get the bottom of your car ripped up.

@Zain Eliasson The "beloved" ring roads round Doris and Beecroft result in cul de sacs that serve essentially as - and only as - private driveways for about 20 or so families. Meanwhile, those lots cost the city more to service than conventional street lots, and slow down traffic in the surrounding area. They not very environmentally friendly, either. I would love to see either or both opened up, with streets like Ellerslie etc acting as through streets to Yonge. I LOVED an original CITY idea of a green corridor/bike lane from centerpoint to Beecroft all the way to Sheppard. SUCH forward thinking that puts people ahead of parking spaces.

@Harry Keess This response is comprehensive and summarizes the issues with this proposal well. Thank you and I agree.

@Andrew Zhang And very few drivers seem to understand the concept of advanced greens for pedestrians while the traffic light remains red. I have nearly been run over at the crossing, and have had "stupid old b****" yelled at me for not crossing quickly enuf for a Nice Willowdale Mom in an SUV who must have been in a BIG rush to get to Pilates:)

@Vicky Huang for sure! Nothing inspires kids more than "don't forget your pedestrian card on the way to the park! Remember that cars are more important than humans!"

@Tiffany Chin totally agree. It's always like this: *driver breaking a law* "wow, that driver is irresponsible" *cyclist breaking a law* "wow, all cyclists are irresponsible"