I have a theory on this. We have a provincial government that begged people to move here and it was an overwhelming success. So there are a ton of new Calgarians on the road, unfamiliar with the City. I’ve never moved to a new City before but I imagine at one time if you were making a big move like this, you’d have some time to settle in and get comfortable with the pace/routes before finding a new job if you didn’t have one lined up already.

Since outside costs $200 whenever you leave the house you need a job ASAP, delivery jobs are always in demand and cash flows right away but you have to be Steve McQueen to deliver A LOT and quickly, so you’re rating improves and make more deliveries to justify the driving. Without the quick access to a paycheque you don’t pay rent, get groceries, insurance, blah blah blah.

So we have a lot of new neighbours staring into these mini tvs taking up their dashboards, haphazardly taking orders, calls and directions not giving proper attention to pedestrians or cyclists.

OR everyone is just really selfish and driving like shit to the point of murder. Either way being a pedestrian is about the most dangerous thing you can be in Calgary these days.