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Facts and Figures
National
Overview
(ref. 1999 data)
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A
national problem
5,000
pedestrians are killed every year.
85,000
pedestrians are injured every year.
A pedestrian
is killed or injured about every 6 minutes.
In a
typical 8-hour workday 4-5 pedestrians are killed
Everyday
13-14 pedestrians are killed
A "jet-load"
(190) pedestrians is killed every two weeks
Everyday
232 pedestrians are injured
Pedestrian
injuries and fatalities result in $20 billion in
societal costs.
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Who dies as a pedestrian?
60 percent are working adults.
23 percent are elderly persons ages 65 or older.
17 percent are children up to the age of 20.
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What
role does alcohol play?
Alcohol involvement - either for the driver or
for the pedestrian - was reported in 47 percent
of the traffic crashes that resulted in pedestrian
fatalities.
Of the pedestrians involved, 31 percent were intoxicated,
with blood alcohol concentrations (BAC) of 0.10
grams per deciliter (g/dl) or greater.
In 5 percent of the crashes, both the driver and
the pedestrian were intoxicated.
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U.S. Department of Transportation