A 51-year-old man was killed in a runaway car downtown in a traffic tragedy in Melbourne Wednesday. The accident raised concerns about pedestrian safety.
The sun herald reported that the victim of the accident was a resident of the Cheltenham district Scott Brownridge, he was in a busy shopping area around 1 p.m. on wednesday (29th) when an elderly woman was helping carry groceries into the car when a runaway toyota car rushed onto the sidewalk and knocked him to death. The car is believed to be driven by an 83-year-old man. The tragedy occurred near the parking space for the disabled.
Scott Brownridge
My sister / sister-in-law Ariel Bud told Leader newspaper that Brownridge was an enthusiastic actor and activity manager, often in small screen works, and had been an actor in the early Lion King stage play. He is known as "Bowie "(Bowie. His family deeply missed the selfless husband and father.
Shockingly, statistics released on Thursday show that at least have been injured by drivers who violated traffic rules while walking, according to shocking statistics released on Thursday.
Ben Rossiter, chief executive of the Victoria Walks sidewalk association, a non-profit group, says about 2000 pedestrians are injured each year in hospital or sent to the emergency department.
"We need to take strong enforcement measures against the distraction of drivers... We need to better educate them about the need to make way for pedestrians when turning. "
