The title of the article is somewhat ambiquous!.....the streets, including and especially sidewalks around intersections are dangerous places.  We've all heard the expression, "you could get killed crossing the street", well perhaps this is an example of that.  If a driver is not impaired by drugs or alcohol, one must ask themselves, why did this happen?  Could be distracted driving, could be a health issue, could be a kid in the back seat having a temper tantrum. So, unless you're legally impaired, there's not really much the courts can do other than charge someone with distracted driving and even that, with a smart lawyer could easily be thrown out of court depending on the circumstance.  Bottom line here is, even if you're walking down the sidewalk, watch out for the plethora of bad drivers on the road who, somehow got a drivers license!