- Here Loeper still ut people – Dagbladet.no

- Here Loeper still ut people – Dagbladet.no

(Dagbladet): – It runs what ever the people, says Tore Elton, tram driver and leader of the union Tram Club.

In it he says it takes a man who is about 50 meters further down the road movement and snaps across the road directly in front a bus. Elton leads 17 tram down Storgata in Oslo to stop Brugata, where a man in his 40s died Sunday morning after he was hit by a tram. According to witnesses, the man ran out into the road without warning.

– We experience daily hazard here, Elton.

Notified internally

Dagbladet is aware that several tram drivers have tried to warn of the dangerous conditions precisely in this area. Elton says he’s one of those that have been notified.

– We have delivered discrepancy reports about this. The sidewalks are too narrow, and there are many who stand and block, so others must go out of your way. It is also one of Oslo’s busiest public streets. It is an unfortunate and dangerous combination, says Elton, and sugar over pedestrians walking in his own world while texting or listening to music with headphones.

Cato Asperud, communications manager at the company, says the is aware of concern:

– We are familiar with it, and that this area is an issue. There are narrow sidewalks in some places there, and it may even appear that it has established a drug infected environments in the area. These are things we take up further with the authorities of the municipality. It is a bit limited in what we can do in isolation for ourselves, says Asperud, and stresses that road safety is their main area, and they are constantly striving to improve conditions.

The municipality says there are plans to do something about the street.

– We are working on a new plan for Storgata. Talk about it to be upgraded again. We consider such input in zoning work, Odd Bratteberg, press contact in urban agency in Oslo.

Bratteberg says he is not familiar with the contents of the said discrepancy messages.

No suspects

fatal accidents investigated by the Oslo police.

– We collect information and witness statements, and video material from the shops and surroundings, says Knut Nysæter, superintendent at the traffic investigation section of the Oslo police.

No one has the status of a suspect or accused in the case, said Nysæter.

– There appears to be an accident where a pedestrian has entered the roadway. We must find out why and how it happened, says Nysæter.

He is not aware of attempts at internal notification area from tram drivers.

– Men It can be a factor in the investigation. It’s a bit chaotic area, where a lot is happening in a small area, say Nysæter.

– Need fence

Tram Driver Elton is clear on what needs to:

– Tram rails must be centered in the road, parking on the other side of the road must be removed, and it must be wider sidewalks with fences.