I have various concerns re the refuse vehicle driver in the Glasgow fatalities.

but

Re the 16 year old girl fatality, ring in the nose is a dead giveaway, generally linked to permenantly worn earphones, with the volume turned up loud.

From direct personal local observations of the students attending a local college of furthur education.

Or, I suppose, what I am trying to say is, why was she attempting to cross the road through fast moving traffic?

And what control measures had she put in place to make her attempted road crossing more survivable?

Pedestrians, in the first instance, have also got a responsibility for their own wellbeing, the Motorist cannot always be held 100% responsible, or perhaps responsible at all?

Infants should be under the charge of a responsible adult, children should be educated or learn to cross a road safely, and with courtsey to all other road users, and one kinda assumes/presumes adults should know better.

Perhaps we need a walking test for pedestrians.

marcus

Edited by DirtyDieselDogg on 24/07/2015 at 08:23

Hard to generalise these things. Too many variables. I still remember one horrible incident many years ago. I was driving through a built up area and luckily driving slowly because of parked cars, cycles etc. Suddenly from between two parked cars a child ran straight out. I hit the brakes but then heard that sickening thud. I honestly thought I had hit her full on. I jumped out of the car, went round the front and she was not there. I had actually gone past her and she had run into the side of my car, that was the thud. I felt sick and relieved at the same time. Her parents were there and picked her up and she seemed fine, but I insisted they call an ambulance in case she had concussion. They were apologising to me because she suddenly ran off between the cars and they realised it was not my fault. I was apologising to them for the situation but luckily we all realise it could have been very much worse. I will never forget that incident and it has affected my driving behaviour in built up areas. One of lifes events that turned out alright in the end, but some don't. There but for.....etc etc.

Cheers Concrete