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The City of Toronto recently launched a new set of posters aimed at making drivers more aware of pedestrians.<\/p>\n

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The posters feature cars being damaged when they hit pedestrians, with the tag line “If only.”<\/p>\n

They are part of the City’s twice-a-year pedestrian safety campaign<\/a>. <\/p>\n

It’s good to see the City being dramatic about the dangers cars cause to pedestrians – although pedestrians are only involved in about 3.5% of traffic accidents, they account for about half the fatalities from traffic accidents in the city. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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