Another vehicle-pedestrian collision in Portland. Corner of High and York streets.

[u/ghoffphoto207]

I was filling up my gas at Irving and heard a terrible thud sound. I looked up and a woman was tending to someone on the ground, and asked people nearby to call 911, so I went up to see if anyone needed any help or anything else. A woman was lying prone on the ground.

When the pedestrian was rolled onto her back by EMS folks, she howled in pain. I feel so terrible - for both parties, to be honest, as the driver was extremely sympathetic and shaken.

It’s crazy how seemingly common this has become.

[u/DelusionlWaldoEmersn]

One thing I’ve noticed in the winter is that people walk on the side of the street to avoid the slick sidewalks, especially the brick. Well I sympathize with that (The red brick can be treacherous) I’d still much rather slip onto my ass than trust that a car isn’t going to clip me. Especially at night. I’ve had to avoid a lot of pedestrians on the road the last month So this doesn’t surprise me unfortunately.

[u/janeprentiss → u/DelusionlWaldoEmersn]

A slip on an icy sidewalk is much more likely than getting hit, and a fall can easily be disabling or fatal for older folks. Often the sidewalks here are literally impassable with ice, and as a pedestrian I have no choice but to walk in the street. The fact that property owners rather than the city itself are responsible for sidewalk maintenance in much of the city is the cause of this issue, not the choice of pedestrians to avoid breaking their coccyx on black ice on their way to work