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According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) 2003 report on Pedestrian Roadway Fatalities, almost 175,000 pedestrians died in all motor vehicle crashes with more than 162,000 pedestrians killed in single vehicle crashes between 1975 and 2000. In 2001, there were 4,882 pedestrian fatalities, which accounted for about 12 percent of all fatalities and 85 percent of all non-occupant fatalities in motor vehicle crashes. Pedestrian fatalities in single vehicle crashes accounted for over 90 percent of the pedestrian fatalities from all fatal motor vehicle crashes. Pedestrian crashes account for an average of 81,000 police-reported collisions per year or 1.2% of the total average of 6,615,000 crashes reported in the U.S. |
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| Pedestrian Fatality Facts |
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The pedestrian fatality related data from all crashes from the Traffic Safety Facts 2001 and Traffic Safety Facts 2001: Pedestrians provided the following information:
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- On average, a pedestrian was killed in a traffic crash every 108 minutes;
- Nearly one-fifth (19 percent) of all traffic fatalities under age 16 were pedestrians;
- Older pedestrians (ages 70+) accounted for 18 percent of all pedestrian fatalities in 2001;
- Over three-fourths (79 percent) of pedestrian fatalities occur at non-intersection;
- Alcohol involvement was reported in 47 percent of the traffic crashes that resulted in pedestrian fatalities; and;
- Almost one in five (18 percent) pedestrians killed was a result of a hit-and-run crash.
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Driver Related Factors when a Pedestrian Fatality Occurred
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| Some of the factors relating to the driver like being inattentive (7 percent), failure to keep in proper lane (6 percent), failure to yield right of way (7 percent), driving too fast for conditions (7 percent) and hit-and-run vehicle driver (16 percent) indicate the risks pedestrians encounter on roadways due to the driver actions. |
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| Priority-Based Driver Contributing Factors |
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The following list ranks driver-contributing factors:
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- Alcohol/Drugs – driver had consumed alcohol or drugs
- Impaired – driver was ill, blacked out, drowsy, fatigued, impaired from previous injury
- Driver Distracted By – other passengers, phone, external distractions
- Driver Vision Obscured By – rain, snow, fog, bright light, other vehicles, trees, or other physical obstructions
- Speeding/Reckless Driving
- Sign/Signal Violation
- Driver Lost Control – of vehicle prior to crash
- Other Violation Charged
- Hit & Run – driver leaves the scene of the crash
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