Harold Scruby

Harold Scruby is the self-appointed Chairman and CEO of the Pedestrian Council of Australia and Ausflag.

Pedestrian Council of Australia

The Pedestrian Council of Australia campaigns for road safety in Australia, being particularly active in New South Wales and Victoria. A stated goal of the organisation is the representation of the rights of Australian pedestrians.

Some of the changes in laws or government policy that have been proposed in the name of the Pedestrian Council of Australia are unrelated to pedestrians. One example of this is a proposal to have speed limits lowered on Freeways, where pedestrians are not permitted.

Controversies

Harold Scruby has been involved in a number of controversial incidents.

Despite owning one himself, Scruby has called for the removal of tariff reductions for 4WDs based on his belief that 4WDs are the most dangerous cars on the road.

During the 1999 referendum on an Australian Republic, he was accused of "ethnic cleansing" when he called for exceptionally enfranchised British subjects, who had not taken out Australian Citizenship, but were eligible to vote in the referendum, to be prevented from voting claiming they would naturally vote against removing the Queen as Australia's head of state. During the time of the referendum Scruby also spearheaded a campaign for school students to submit their designs for an alternative national flag.

He was also well known for his many TV discussions with ex-Victorian RSL President Bruce Ruxton on the issue of Scruby’s long, but (to date) unsuccessful, campaign to change the Australian flag.

Harold Scruby has also campaigned to have a warning from Apple that their i-Pod is linked to serious injuries from people who are not aware of their surroundings when listening to the music playing device.

External links

• Pedestrian Council of Australia
• What is with the "Pedestrian Council of Australia"
• [http://www.theage.com.au/news/national/4wd-drivers-cause-fewer-crashes/2006/09/01/1156817064335.html"http://www.theage.com.au/news/national/4wd-drivers-cause-fewer-crashes"]
• Evidence to backup Ipod Danger Claims"
• - Harold Scruby"