"Between 2008 and 2017, drivers struck and killed 49,340 people who
were walking on streets all across the United States. That's more than
13 people per day, or one person every hour and 46 minutes. It's the
equivalent of a jumbo jet full of people crashing - with no survivors -
every single month.
"In the past decade, the number of people struck and killed while
walking increased by 35 percent. 2016 and 2017 were the two highest
years since 1990 for the number of people who were killed by drivers
while walking."
Smart Growth America (SGA) recently released its 2019 edition of Dangerous by Design,
a report designed to rank states and metropolitan areas around the
United States using SGA's "Pedestrian Danger Index." This edition
includes includes traffic deaths that occurred between 2008 and 2017
from the Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), a national database
of all fatal traffic crashes. . . .
"This report shows that our streets are not getting safer for everyone. . . .
"Why is this happening?
"We're not walking more, and we're only driving slightly more than we
were back in 2008. Yet even as driving got safer from 2008-2017,
significantly more people walking were struck and killed.
"This is happening because our streets, which we designed for the
movement of vehicles, have not changed. In fact, we are continuing to
design streets that are dangerous for all people. Furthermore, federal
and state policies, standards, and funding mechanisms still produce
roads that prioritize high speeds for cars over safety for all people."
To access a copy of the complete report, please visit:
Smart Growth America: Dangerous by Design 2019
Background information:
Smart Growth America
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration: Fatality Analysis Reporting System
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