RIP to the young woman, I hope more people realise to stop jaywalking (foreigners tend to do it more often from what I saw). Can’t lose your life like this, totally avoidable death. There was another jaywalker that died in this road this year.
https://timesofmalta.com/articles/view/pedestrian-hit-bus-birkirkara.976292
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Some of these bus drivers though, not sure if they are pressured into a time schedule but some of them drive like complete maniacs, often you get flung around the bus if standing, no idea about this case though. 2nd this year killed by a bus as well. RIP, way too young, so sad.
I’ve seen so many people go to cross the road, look left for traffic and step out to be nearly killed. It’s natural if you come from a country where they drive on the other side of the road.
Thats not to say thats what happened in this case mind you.
That’s the problem when there is no adequate zebra crossing. In that part of the road, you need to walk 10mins either end to get to a zebra crossing, then walk 10mins back to finally get to the opposite side.
Infrastructure Malta to blame. No consideration for pedestrians as always. Building hundreds of new offices there and no public transport link, and no pedestrian link. Typical.
There’s a reason it’s the second death already in a stretch of few months in the same exact spot. But we all know what the very intelligent folks at IM will do: add railing everywhere so people don’t cross. The idea of a traffic light is too difficult for them. No one should walk according to IM.
Still the driver’s fault most of the time!
>I hope more people realise to stop jaywalking (foreigners tend to do it more often from what I saw)
Maltese usually don’t walk. They are driving the cars. Victim blaming isn’t really helping either.
“Jaywalking” also doesn’t exist in Malta. There are no related laws.
What Malta is missing though are effective VRU laws, zebra crossings, pedestrian traffic lights, pavements, pedestrian bridges and subways, traffic-free zones, speed bumps, cyclings paths, drivers that abide by traffic rules and enforcement of traffic rules.
Well, foreigners are the ones that usually walk more, since either have no car or use the bus, etc, so more likely to get ran over. The reality is that Malta is poorly prepared for people walking, there’s little to no crossings, sidewalks are ending every 50 meters, and many of these roads are built so that they look like proper fast roads cutting literally the pedestrians from the other side like if it is a river… I personally struggle everytime I want to take a 15m walk. I jaywalk everytime, there’s no other way…
For sure, the stretch of road between the ferries (Sliema) and Manwel island is horrific! Loads of tourists dashing across without looking. Some even climb the centre divider!
Too much speculation and too little facts.
Way too many people walking or standing around in the middle of the road though.. they must think they are acting cool .. but no way of knowing if any of this is remotely relevant to this incident.
Hope the victim’s family find the strength to cope with this tragedy.
I’m gonna get downvoted for this but I really think pedestrians should have the right of way when crossing (the Highway Code was updated in the UK to reflect this recently, more specifically at junctions or if they have already started crossing).
If you’re driving a 4+tonne weapon you’re responsible for negligence.
Also r/fuckcars and fuck transport Malta for shitty infrastructure
I hope more people realize that streets are for everyone , not only car drivers.
I mean I’d say Jaywalking depends on location. I don’t have crossings in my area unless it’s a main road.
The speed buses go up and down Triq D’Argens is insane
I cross from there almost every day and I can say with confidence that it was probably the young woman’s fault. Some people are saying the hogwash that that road needs more traffic lights/pedestrian crossings but there’s already an adequate number. In fact there was one with lights just a few meters away from where she was hit. The spot from where she tried to cross is a bit of a blind corner as well, which anyone with sense can see and take appropriate decisions. The buses that pass from there would typically also be driving at reduced speed to stop at the bus stop a few meters from where she crossed.
Jaywalking is not illegal in Malta. Also, in most places there is no zebra crossing.