Comment:
Based on the five E's, this section discusses what can be done to reduce pedestrian fatalities and injuries, such as by considering the installation of certain engineering facilities (e.g. roundabouts, traffic calming techniques, street lighting), enforcement of motorist laws, pedestrian safety education (especially to children), emergency medical response, and other multidisciplinary approaches.

Last Updated (Year): 2021

Year Produced: 2020

Abstract:

GHSA's Pedestrian Traffic Fatalities by State: 2020 Preliminary Data and subsequent addendum offer the first comprehensive look at state and national trends in pedestrian deaths for the full year (January-December). The report projects the U.S. pedestrian fatality rate per billion vehicle miles traveled (VMT) jumped to 2.3 deaths in 2020 – an unprecedented 21% increase from 1.9 in 2019.

For:Walking

The E's:Evaluation, Enforcement, Encouragement, Education

Ped Bike Topic:

• Traffic Calming
• Safety Promotion
• Safety
• Planning
• Intersections
• Injuries
• Fatalities
• Facility Design
• Equity
• Education
• Design
• Data
• Crashes
• Countermeasures
• Communities of Color
• Children/Youth Populations
• Assessment
• Analysis

Facility Type:Traffic Calming, Signals, Sidewalks, Roundabout, Pedestrian Access Routes, Lighting, Islands, Intersection

Urban Context:Urban, Rural

Resource Type:

• Information

Link to Content Source:

Pedestrian Traffic Fatalities by State