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A schoolgirl knocked down by a motor car, indicating the need for blood donations. Colour lithograph after Reginald Mount and Eileen Evans.

A man is pinned against a lamp post by the clothes-props that a street trader is selling. Coloured lithograph, ca.1840 (?).

A woman standing at the wet roadside holding an umbrella against the rain. Colour lithograph after L. Cusden.

A boy walking with crutches, held in the palm of a hand, representing the responsibility of the motorist to avoid hitting pedestrians. Gouache painting by John Bonella Third, 1949.

A man pasting posters on to a wall: one poster has blown away and covered a man who was walking past, knocking his hat to the ground. Lithograph after R. Seymour, 1834.

People walking along the Strand in London holding umbrellas and carrying luggage, leading to accidents and commotion in the street. Etching by J. Baker, ca. 1819.

Agata Paladino in a street accident. Oil painting by an Italian painter, 1843.

A deadly claw holding a slate listing the number of pedestrians killed or injured in traffic accidents in Germany in 1929. Colour lithograph by V. Zietara, ca. 1930.

An animated pedestrian crossing sign hung with a blackboard containing a message of caution in crossing the road. Colour lithograph after L. Cusden, ca. 1940-1950.

Lewisham road safety guide 2003/4 / [designed and published by Publications UK Limited].

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Pedestrian accidents

Images from the collections

Images about Pedestrian accidents

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A woman standing at the wet roadside holding an umbrella against the rain. Colour lithograph after L. Cusden.

People walking along the Strand in London holding umbrellas and carrying luggage, leading to accidents and commotion in the street. Etching by J. Baker, ca. 1819.

Lewisham road safety guide 2003/4 / [designed and published by Publications UK Limited].

An animated pedestrian crossing sign hung with a blackboard containing a message of caution in crossing the road. Colour lithograph after L. Cusden, ca. 1940-1950.

A deadly claw holding a slate listing the number of pedestrians killed or injured in traffic accidents in Germany in 1929. Colour lithograph by V. Zietara, ca. 1930.