pedestrian and cyclist traffic fatalities up in 2015
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Pedestrian and Cyclist Traffic Fatalities Up in 2015 By Floyd Arthur
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The number of pedestrian and cyclist traffic fatalities in the United States rose an
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estimated 10 percent between 2014 and 2015, according to the annual Governor’s
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Highway Safety Association Spotlight on Highway Safety Report. The increase is
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the “largest year-to-year increase in pedestrian fatalities since national records have
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been kept,” said Richard Retting, one of the authors of the report.
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Pedestrian Accidents
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Overall traffic fatalities also increased significantly during the first half of 2015, in part
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because there are more cars on the road. Experts credit lower gas prices and an
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improved economy for that increase. However, fatalities per mile driven were also up 8
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percent during the same period, which suggests that other factors are involved.
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More Pedestrians and Cyclists On the Road
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The disturbing trend in pedestrian and cyclist traffic fatalities may be due in part to the
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fact that more people are walking and cycling to benefit their health. Additionally,
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according to data from the Government Accountability Office, more Americans are now
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walking and cycling to work.
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In 2005, 3.3 million Americans said walking was their primary means of transportation
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for getting to work; an additional 530,000 said they rode a bicycle. By 2013, those
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numbers had increased to 4 million and 860,000, respectively, the GAO says.
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Somewhat predictably, the number of pedestrian and cyclist traffic fatalities is highest in
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densely populated urban areas, with California, New York, Florida and Texas accounting
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for about 40 percent of the total number of deaths. However, as of 2014, the actual rate
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of fatalities by population was highest in New Mexico, Florida, Delaware, Nevada,
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Louisiana, South Carolina and Arizona, says the GHSA.
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Which Pedestrians and Are Involved?
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The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is responsible for monitoring traffic
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fatalities in the United States, but recent data regarding pedestrians and cyclist traffic
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fatalities is scarce. What facts are available, however, point to some parallels between
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the characteristics of fatal traffic accidents involving pedestrians and cyclists and those
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involving only automobiles. For example:
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* Nearly 70 percent of pedestrian fatalities are male
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* Most deaths occur in the evening and night time hours
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* Thirty percent of pedestrians and 20 percent of cyclists killed had a blood alcohol level
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above 0.08 -- which meets the definition of “alcohol-impaired” in all 50 states.
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* In 2011, 11,000 of the 69,000 pedestrians killed in a traffic accident were children under the age of 14.
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What Is being Done to Reduce Pedestrian and Cyclist Traffic Fatalities?
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In the fall of 2014, the U.S. Department of Transportation, in collaboration with state
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and local authorities, began a nationwide program of pedestrian and cyclist safety
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assessment in every state. Additionally, the Federal Highway Administration began
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providing technical assistance to cities with the largest number of pedestrian and cyclist
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traffic fatalities in an attempt to develop standardized practices designed to make streets and roadways safe.
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Additionally, 14 cities in the United States have joined the Vision Zero initiative, a
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multinational program that began in Sweden in 1997 with the goal of preventing 100
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percent of traffic-related deaths. Based on the principle that human beings are fallible,
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and traffic systems should minimize both the opportunities for errors and the harm
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done when they occur, Vision Zero programs are addressing every aspect of pedestrian and cyclist safety, including:
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* Lowering speed limits in areas where motor vehicles and pedestrians intersect
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* Improved road design
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* Enhanced enforcement of existing traffic laws
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* Targeted education and training
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* Identifying areas in large cities where pedestrian and cyclist traffic fatalities most often occur
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The NHTSA has also produced a number of educational brochures designed specifically
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for teenagers, school-aged children and older adults. It has also issued a statement
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urging all pedestrians, cyclists and motorists to pay attention to their surroundings at all times.
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