Footage has emerged of a motorist hitting a teenager riding an electric scooter at a zebra crossing, sparking a furious debate over who was to blame.
The incident happened at around 6.40pm on Tuesday in Mornington, near the Mornington Peninsula in Melbourne’s south.
Dashcam footage captured the moment the driver of a silver Ford sedan crashed into the young e-scooter rider.
Moments before the collision, the rider, who was wearing a black hoodie and black sweatpants, rode his scooter to the zebra crossing.
Shocking footage has emerged of the moment a sedan driver collided with a young electric scooter rider (pictured)
The young driver appeared to be unaware of the oncoming vehicle, which appeared to be traveling at a normal speed.
The driver who had captured footage of the incident on his dashcam slowed down and stopped when the scooter rider entered the zebra crossing – but the The driver of the Ford failed to do so and collided with him, causing him to be knocked off.
The shocked driver looked around at the Ford before standing up and grabbing his right leg.
Other motorists arrived on the scene to check on the driver.
Video of the incident was uploaded to the Dash Cam Owners Australia Facebook page on Tuesday and has since been flooded with thousands of comments.
Motorists remained divided over who was to blame for the collision.
The collision, which occurred at a zebra crossing in Melbourne’s south, left many motorists divided over who was at fault
One person said that while you could argue that the teen should have gotten off the scooter before using the crosswalk, the driver was ultimately to blame because they “hit him at a good speed (and) didn’t even slow down for the bump ‘.
“The car is at fault and should be appropriately fined,” another agreed.
Others defended the driver of the Ford sedan, saying the e-scooter rider should have looked both ways before entering the crosswalk.
“He was approaching an intersection and didn’t even slow down,” one person said.
‘Don’t just cross blindly. Always keep an eye out for vehicles that don’t look like they’re going to stop,” another added.
“Where I grew up, you were taught to stop and look both ways, especially at a crosswalk.”
Under Victorian Road Rules, a driver must give way to pedestrians at a zebra crossing and must not overtake a vehicle parked in a zebra crossing.
People on wheeled devices, including e-scooter riders, are considered pedestrians.
Road rules in Victoria require motorists to give way to all pedestrians at zebra crossings – and that includes electric scooter riders