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<br /> <br />PEDSAFE : crash statistics <br /> <br /> <br />Fatal pedestrian collh~lons ocour more often during periods <br />of darkness. <br /> <br />Page 3 of3 <br /> <br />occurred on Friday, Saturday, or Sunday (16 percent. 18 percent, and 13 <br />percent, respectlvely).~,~ Crashes where older pedestrians are hit are <br />more evenly distributed throughout the days of the week than those for <br />younger pedestrians. Older pedestrians are more likely to be struck <br />during daylight hours, when they are most likely to be exposed to traffic.~ <br />September through January have the hIghest number of nationwide <br />pedestrian fatalities, with typically fewer daylight hours and more <br />inclement weather.1.,fl. Child pedestrian fatalities are greatest in May. <br />June, and July, perhaps due to an Increase In outside activity. a <br /> <br />Speeding <br /> <br />Speeding Is a major contributing factor In crashes of all types. In 2003, <br />speeding was a contributing factor In 31 percent of all fatal crashes.~ <br />Speeding has serious consequences when a pedestrian is Involved. A <br />pedestrian hit at 64.4 km/h (40 mi/h) has an 85 percent chance of being <br />killed; at 48.3 km/h (30 mi/h), the likelihood goes down to 45 percent, <br />while at 32.2 km/h (20 mi/h), the fatality rate is only 5 percent..tQ Faster <br />speeds Increase the likelihood of a pedestrian being hit. At higher <br />speeds, motorists are less likely to see a pedestrian, and are even less <br />. likely to be able to stop in time to avoid hitting one. <br /> <br />Fatalities Based on Speed of Vehicle <br />A ll&dlloltlM'll Oll4lnto()l dofith II Hit by a mOWt' yolllOle: <br />90% <br /> <br />00% <br /> <br />70% <br /> <br /> <br />.60% <br /> <br />50% <br /> <br />,40"4 <br />30% <br /> <br />2()% <br /> <br />1 Q'V. <br /> <br /> <br />Alcohol Impairment <br />Driving under the <br />influence of alcohol is a <br />. well-publicized issue as <br />related to motorists in this country, In 2003, alcohol was involved In 40 <br />. percent of the fatal crashes in the U.S. However, alcohol Is also a . <br />contributing factor in pedestrian crashes. Of the 4,622 traffic crashes that <br />resulted In a pedestrian fatality in 2003, 34 percent involved pedestrians . <br />with a blood-alcohol concentration (SAC) of 0,08 or greater. More than <br />. . <br />half of the pedestrian fatalities in the age groups of 21-24., 25-34, and 35 <br />to 44 involved intoxicated pedestrians (55 percent, 57 percent, and 55 <br />percent, respectively).~ <br /> <br />Alcohol Impairment contlnuee to be a serlou$ problem for <br />pede$trian$lnvolved In motor vehicle collisions. <br /> <br />0% .."It... <br /> <br />'_.t.l........ <br /> <br />SourC$: U.K, Department of Transportation. KI/I/ng Sp6sd <br />and Sllv(ng Lives, London, 1987. <br /> <br />. ^ U.S. Department 01 TrClf'\spOflOllon <br />~ Federal Highway Admlnlstroflon <br /> <br />htto://www. walkinginfo. orwpedsafe/ crashstats. cfm <br /> <br />8/19/2009 <br />