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Did you know?
- In 1996 in the United States, 5,412 pedestrians (mostly young children, elderly people, and intoxicated people) died.
- Pedestrians are the second largest popluation group to die in motor vehicle crashes.
- On average, a pedestrian is killed in a traffic crash every ninety-seven minutes.
- Hit-and-run crashes account for eighteen percent of the deaths among pedestrians.
- A car travelling at 60 mph takes 270 feet (about the length of a football field) to stop when road conditions are ideal. Even though the driver may see your child, they may not be able to stop.
Our Children and Elderly are at Risk!
- Nearly one-third (31%) of children between 5 and 9 years old killed in traffic crashes were pedestrians.
- Almost a quarter (22%) of all pedestrians who died in traffic crashes were younger than 16 years old.
- Pedestrians 70 years old or older accounted for 18% of all pedestrian fatalities. The death rate for this group was 3.92 per 100,000 people-Higher than for any other age group.
Where Do Most Pedestrian Deaths and Injuries Occur?
- In 1997, forty-one percent of child pedestrian deaths occured between 4 p.m. and 8 p.m.; Eighty-three percent occurred at non-intersection locations.
- Childhood pedestrian injuries occur most often in residential areas and on local roads that are straight, paved, and dry.
These figures show the number of crashes in 1996 across Indiana for these three pedestrian actions.
References
1. NHSTA Traffic Safety Facts, 1996: Pedestrians. Washington (DC): National Highway Transportation Safety Administration, 1997.
2. National SAFE KIDS Compaign. Washington (DC), 1998.
3. Governor's Council on Impared and Dangerous Driving: Indiana Crash Facts. Automotive Transportation Center, Institute for Interdisciplinary Engineering Studies: Purdue University, West LaFayette (IN), 1996,
4. Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS). Facts 1996 Fatalities: Pedestrians. Arlington (VA): IIHS, 1997.
[Keywords: Pedestrian Safety]
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