[swampangel]

If this analogy is accurate, isn't it absurd that many/most of us live right next to a "live firing range" with no safety barriers?

We know that kids are unpredictable, adults get distracted, and reducing vehicle speed reduces the chance of a collision being fatal: http://www.who.int/violence_injury_prevention/publications/r...

We don't need to accept that roads are deadly places for non-drivers. We should strive to make our environment more liveable - by changing road design, vehicle safety features and driver attitudes - and this includes enforcement.

[dragonwriter]

> If this analogy is accurate, isn't it absurd that many/most of us live right next to a "live firing range" with no safety barriers?

It's accurate from a safety perspective, but otherwise a roadway is not like a firing range.