FROM LYN: So your scenario says that at busy intersections there are accidents when certain types of conditions occur, the problem is that pedestrians are getting hurt at busy intersections due to driver and pedestrian overload, the factors state that the reasons behind these accidents may involve etc, etc.


SCENARIO
(how it happens)
-a person crosses the street when a car is coming
-car runs a red light
-a pedestrian crosses when it’s not his turn
-a pedestrian crosses without looking or without looking hard/long enough
-pedestrian is standing in the crosswalk
-child is standing off the curb and is too small to seen

PROBLEM
(what happens)
pedestrians get hit
DEAD or INJURED


FACTORS
(why it happens)
pedestrian distraction
driver distraction
visibility issues
weather
lighting
inadequate
excessive
too bright
inability to react quickly
pedestrian
driver
medical condition
inhibited by substance
fatigue
age
experience
inexperience
too old
mood
broken car
dirty windshield
broken lights
broken breaks
driver distraction
music
phone
camera
passengers
blind spots
car bodies being too rigid of a surface when impact does take place
noise levels too high due to the congestion so that pedestrians are numbed to the sound of oncoming traffic