The recent fatal road traffic accident which happened on the Seeb to Sohar main road involving a PDO mini bus and a third party pedestrian highlights the hazard of driving on roads where no facilities exist for pedestrians to cross the road safely. In the absence of flyovers underpasses or standard crossing places for pedestrians people are likely to cross the road when and wherever the mood takes them with little or no warning and often without consideration to the speed at which approaching traffic is travelling.