Famous director run over by motorcycle

Theo Angelopoulos, film director, winner of the Palme d' Or at the Cannes film festival, died yesterday, after being hit by a motorcycle, while crossing a busy street.
His crew was nearby, preparing the shooting of a scene for what was to be his last film. They were all wearing reflective jackets, except for him.
It was a mistake he paid with his life.

Since when is wearing a reflective jacket a prerequisite for crossing a street safely?
Why were there so few street lights at the spot?
Why was there an open shaft nearby, into which the director fell after the crash, compounding his initial injuries?
Why did the ambulance take 45 minutes to arrive?

If a celebrity cannot cross the street safely and be taken to hospital within time to be treated properly, what are the chances for the rest of us?

Theo Angelopoulos was - is - one of my favorite directors.
But even if he were not, the world is a much poorer place without him.
It is much poorer without the ordinary men and women who lose their lives everyday in Greece, a country with the worst traffic accident record in Europe.

Sources: Athens News, The New York Times, Huffington post.
Also: the director's biography, from his official website