National Pedestrian Crash Report
The purpose of this technical report is to analyze the latest trends in pedestrian fatalities and police-reported motor vehicle crashes involving a pedestrian in the United States since 1997. Key findings in the report are: Pedestrian fatalities declined between 1997 and 2006. However, the probability of a pedestrian fatality in a crash increased while the probability of a pedestrian crash declined. About two-thirds of pedestrian fatalities were in urban areas. Of the nearly 42,500 cities or towns listed according the U.S. Geographic Location Codes by the General Services Administration, only 13% of them accounted for those pedestrian fatalities in urban areas. Nationwide, nearly two pedestrians died in vehicle crashes per 100,000 population, and a pedestrian crash death occurred every 70 million miles walked. January 1 and October 31 were the two most deadly days of the year, having the highest number of pedestrian fatalities. Pedestrians are more likely to be killed in a crash between 3 a.m. and 6 a.m. or during the weekend on Saturday or Sunday. Males have a much higher probability than females to be killed in a crash. The older age group (over 64) has a much greater possibility than other age groups to be killed in a crash. As a pedestrian’s blood alcohol concentration (BAC) increases, the probability of a pedestrian getting killed in a crash increases. Pedestrians have a higher possibility to be killed in non-speeding conditions than in speeding conditions based on fatality per crash. Pedestrians are more likely to be killed in a crash under a sleet condition than under any other weather condition based on fatality per crash. Pedestrians have a higher probability to be killed in a crash under a dark condition than under other light conditions. With regard to posted speed limits, the higher the posted speed limit, the higher the probability of a pedestrian fatality.
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Corporate Authors:
National Center for Statistics and Analysis
1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
Washington, DC United States 20590 -
Authors:
- Chang, Dow
- Publication Date: 2008-6
Language
- English
Media Info
- Media Type: Web
- Edition: NHTSA Technical Report
- Features: Appendices; Figures; References; Tables;
- Pagination: 69p
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Age groups; Blood alcohol levels; Fatalities; Gender; Pedestrian vehicle crashes; Speed limits; Speeding; Time of crashes; Trend (Statistics); Urban areas; Weather conditions
- Geographic Terms: United States
- Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors; Society; I81: Accident Statistics;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 01105374
- Record Type: Publication
- Report/Paper Numbers: HS-810 968
- Files: HSL, TRIS, USDOT
- Created Date: Jul 30 2008 8:34AM