2024年1月28日 · High risk: Studies indicate that homeless individuals are disproportionately at risk of being hit by cars compared to the general population. Some estimates suggest they're up to 20 times more likely. Lack of safe shelter: Often forced to sleep near busy roads or sidewalks.

2023年9月9日 · Several factors contribute to the heightened risk of homeless individuals being struck by vehicles: Lack of Safe Shelter: Homeless individuals may not have access to safe places to sleep, forcing them to seek refuge in public spaces, often near roadways.

2023年5月9日 · Several of my homeless friends have been hit by cars — three of them have died. However, only one of them was panhandling when they were struck, while the rest were simply riding their bicycles or walking across the street.

2024年1月5日 · Eduardo Almanza has been homeless on and off for years. He’s had a number of close calls with cars and the VTA light rail in San Jose, and he openly admits to becoming disoriented and ending up in the road. He said he’s seen friends with bruises and sprained ankles caused by drivers not paying attention to people crossing the streets.

2022年6月13日 · A disproportionate number of unhoused pedestrians are being killed in car crashes across America — and protecting this uniquely vulnerable group will require a set of strategies that both include and exceed even the conventional street safety playbook, a …

2024年6月10日 · According to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, people living out of a vehicle, whether it’s a car, van, or RV, are referred to as unsheltered homeless, but they are also classified as hidden homeless. This is …

2023年7月28日 · When it comes to helping homeless people living in cars, there are several potential responses that individuals can take. Local governments may provide interventions such as offering temporary parking spaces or providing access to services like showers and laundry facilities for those living out of their vehicles.

2021年8月31日 · I was just walking home, and about a block away I saw a homeless man shouting to himself. I walked on the other side of the parked cars to make some distance and not be trapped between parked cars and closed stores with him. He followed me and started yelling at me. At one point he charged up to me and grabbed my back.

2021年11月25日 · There's a mentally unstable woman that hangs out at the gas station on Menaul/Pennsylvania who yells at people who aren't there and occasionally their "fight" will have her jump in front of cars that have the green. Watched a homeless guy cross Commanche when cars had the green and almost get hit by a charger that was speeding and didn't want ...

I go through uptown everyday and regularly have homeless people walk up to my car but I either don’t engage or politely say “I’m sorry. I have nothing.” As someone else said, maybe don’t be an asshole.