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PEDSAFE : crash statistics <br />Fatal pedestrian collisions occur more often during periods <br />of darkness. <br />Speeding <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. 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 />Alcohol Impairment continues to be a serious problem for <br />pedestrians involved in motor vehicle collisions. <br />occurred on Friday, Saturday, or Sunday (16 percent, 18 percent, and 13 <br />percent, respectively). 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 traffc. <br />September through January have the highest number of nationwide <br />pedestrian fatalities, with typically fewer daylight hours and more <br />Inclement weather. Child pedestrian fatalities are greatest in May, <br />June, and July, perhaps due to an increase In outside activity. <br />Alcohol Impairment <br />Fatalities Based on Speed of Vehicle <br />A pedestrian's thence at death It 14 by a motor vehicle: <br />90% <br />so% <br />70% <br />i0% <br />50% <br />40% <br />30% <br />.20% <br />10% <br />Driving under the 10= �,.w. <br />influence of alcohol is a Source: U.K. Department of Transportation, Killing Speed <br />well- publicized issue as end Saving Lives, London, 1967. <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 />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 />U.S. Department of Transportation <br />/ Federal Highway Administration <br />Page 3 of' 3 <br />http : / /www. walkinginfo. org/pedsafe /crashstats. °fin 8/19/2009 <br />