Quote Originally Posted by DetroitScooter View Post
A huge part of it is how pedestrians behave in this town. They cross anywhere, at any time and think that dozens of cars will just stop for them [[I guess). I've never seen anything like it.
People in all cities jaywalk, etc.

The difference is that Detroit has streets that are poorly-designed for pedestrians. For one thing, they are WAY too wide for the amount of traffic they carry, which just encourages dangerous speeding.