This August 17th, World Pedestrian Day is celebrated

This August 17th marks World Pedestrian Day, a day that was created to commemorate the first recorded traffic accident in history. The event occurred in 1897, when Bridget Driscoll was struck by a vehicle in England, dying on the spot.

Since then, to raise awareness regarding traffic rules, the death of this mother, who was walking in the company of her daughter May and a friend toward London’s Crystal Palace, served to regulate the use of the automobile that was just becoming widespread in the world.

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All of them were going to see a dance show, but due to the recklessness of Arthur James Edsell who was driving a Roger-Benz at a speed of 10 kilometers per hour.

According to Infobae, some witnesses saw that “a car was traveling at a reckless pace, like a fire engine or as fast as a good horse could gallop,” they maintained.