It's quite clear that in heavy pedestrian areas, there is a high need to stop the interaction of pedestrians with motor vehicles. We cannot depend on lines, traffic lights and the like as people walking will often take the shortest route, especially when in a hurry.
So we need to design in physical barriers to prevent people crossing the road and design tunnels, bridges, dead end roads and the like to allow a safe crossing. That is engineering controls to remove the majority of risk! Could say all but there will always be one that jumps the barriers or whatever to cross.
Elderly pedestrian killed
December 07, 2006 07:27pm
Article from: AAP
AN elderly man has died after being hit by a car in Canberra.
The 90-year-old, from the inner-northern suburb of Dickson, was hit while crossing the city's busy Northbourne Avenue in the CBD about 1.45pm (AEDT) this afternoon.
He was rushed to Canberra Hospital with severe head injuries and died about 5pm, police said.
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