Watch: Pedestrian safety in Montreal

Montreal police launched a series of road safety operations with a focus on pedestrian safety on Wednesday.
Montreal Gazette photographer John Mahoney was on hand at the intersection of René-Lévesque Blvd. and Berri St. at 11 a.m. and files this video, which finds that pedestrians are not always paying attention to the traffic lights and are often distracted by their smartphones.
The SPVM road safety operations continue until Sept.18, quite possibly coming to an intersection n