‘We want people to be visible’: San Jose wants to curb spike in homeless traffic deaths

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.

“Remind people to yield to pedestrians, something as simple as that,” the 33-year-old told San José Spotlight. “A lot of the times we forget those little things, right? Because we’re in such a rush to get back to work from lunch.”