Nearly two-thirds of those killed in intersections crashes are not in the motor vehicle. They are pedestrians, bicyclists and innocent bystanders.
Pedestrians killed in traffic crashes: 4,280. That's a 4-percent increase. Bicyclists killed in traffic crashes: 618. Pedestrians injured in traffic crashes: 70,000. Bicyclists injured in traffic crashes: 52,000. Pedestrian deaths account for 13 percent of all traffic fatalities. Bicyclist deaths accounted for 2 percent of all traffic fatalities. Source: NHTSA, 2010.
 One-quarter of all pedestrians injured in traffic crashes are children.One-fifth of the children between the ages of 5 and 9 killed in traffic crashes are pedestrians. Bicyclists under age 16 accounted for 11 percent of bicyclists killed and 21 percent of all those injured in traffic crashes in 2010. Source: NHTSA, 2010. |
21% of pedestrian deaths occur in intersections. 33% of all bicyclist deaths occur in intersections.
“A young man, 12 years old, who was crossing at a signalized intersection; he waited for his light and as he crossed the street to pick up his younger sibling at the elementary school, he was hit by a truck driver who reported to law enforcement, ‘Yes I saw the boy, but I thought he’d stop for me.’” |
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Pedestrian Safety
