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1995 Highway Statistics
Motor vehicle traffic fatalities and injuries

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See how your state's fatality rate compare to the national average.

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Spotlight on Pedestrians
Fact sheets provided by the Partnership for a Walkable America

PROJECT: AP-18

Facts and Figures
National Overview

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A national problem
  • 6,000 pedestrians are killed every year.
  • 90,000 pedestrians are injured every year.
  • A pedestrian or bicyclist is killed every 3½ minutes.
  • 68 pedestrians or bicyclists will be involved in a crash during the average Roadshow.
  • Pedestrian injuries and fatalities result in $20 billion in societal costs.
    		• Child on Driveway
    Stop Sign Who dies as a pedestrian?
  • 58 percent are working adults.
  • 23 percent are elderly persons ages 65 or older.
  • 19 percent are children up to the age of 19.
    • What role does alcohol play?
  • 36 percent of all pedestrian fatalities have been drinking (30 percent are intoxicated).
  • 19 percent of all drivers in pedestrian crashes were drinking (13 percent intoxicated).
    		• Alcohol

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