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<br />PEDSAFE : crash statistics <br /> <br />Page 1 of3 <br /> <br />~iRMY.I9.1!.ii.<).n.!ln.ls~ <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />PEDSAFE <br />IIB~ml <br /> <br />Pede5tri~)n Safety Guide and Countermeasure Selection System <br /> <br />RESOURCE 5 , background, crash statistics, crash analysis objQct~ves, Imphlmllntatlon <br />]I Ii I _"-1' r;;;::;l <br />~]I : more info, downloads, sijarch:: '" ; ~ <br /> <br />tl.9m~ > Crash Statistics <br /> <br />Crash Statistics <br /> <br />, TOOLS' suloction to.,/ <br />11'4iI1 ~. ' intllractivl! matricos <br />~ c;ountllrm03surus <br />tlBI ' caso studios <br /> <br />Page Contents: <br />. M agoJllJ.q!tQf.1b.li.Eri>p..~m <br />. .e!!.q~~1rJgmtM.9..$,1...m.gL~!s <br />· 6L~.9"Iy.lli?, <br />· .!..Qg,gllQ...rtTy.R.~ <br />· Iim.!.t~..QJ Oq,g,\JI12J}ce <br />· ~p.SI!ilsljng <br />· A.!gQjJ.Q.!ltllr.mrmQQt <br /> <br />The 129.9lS9rQ..unq section provides an overview Of the need to provide a more <br />pedestrian-friendly environment along and near streets and highways, This section <br />provides an overview of the pedestrian safety problem and related factors that must <br />be understood to select appropriate facilities and programs to improve pedestrian <br />safety and mobility. A brief description of the pedestrian crash problem In the United States is discussed in the following <br />sections and Is also repoi'ted by Zegeer and Seiderman In the ITE Traffic Safety Toolbox.1 Similar statistics should be <br />produced for states and municipalities to better understand the specific problems at the community level and thus'select <br />appropriate countermeasures. <br /> <br />Magnitude of the Problem <br />Pedestrian/motor vehicle crashes are a serious problem throughout the world and the United States has a particular <br />problem with pedestrian deaths and injuries. <br /> <br />Specifically, 4,749 pedestrians were reported to have been killed In motor vehicle <br />crashes in the United States In 2003.Z. These deaths accounted for 11 percent of <br />the 42,643 motor vehicle deaths nationwide that year. An estimated 70,000 <br />pedestrIans were Injured or killed in motor vehicle collfsrons, which represents 2 <br />percent of the 2.9 million total persons Injured In traffic crashes.2 A drop in <br />pedestrian fatalities in recent years may reflect the fact that people are walking <br />less, as evidenced by the U.S. Census and the Nationwide Personal <br />Transportation Survey (NPTS). The need to reduce pedestrian deaths and <br />injuries while promoting increased walking continues to be an Important goal for <br />the engineering profession. <br /> <br />Pedestrians Most at Risk <br /> <br /> <br />Older pedestrians ara more likely to bit Injured or <br />killed whltn l:ltruok by a motor vehicle than <br />younger pedestrlana. <br /> <br />Crash'involvement rates (crashes per 100,000 people) are, the highest <br />for 5- to g-year-old males, who tend to dart out into the street. This problem may be compounded by the fact that <br />speeds are frequently a problem in areas where c~i1~ren are walking and playing. <br /> <br />In general, males are more likely to be involved in a crash than females; in 2003, 69 percent of pedestrian fatalities <br /> <br />http://www. walkinginfo. org/pedsafe/crashstats. din <br /> <br />8/19/2009 <br />