Pedestrian fatalities, on the drop, rise again

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The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration released an advisory Monday, telling pedestrians who didn't get the message when they were children to look both ways before crossing the street. In 2010, the last year for which the figures have been crunched, the number of pedestrian deaths rose for the very first time in five years.

Higher fatalities for pedestrians

There was a 4 percent increase in fatalities from 2009’s recorded 4,109 pedestrians murdered in traffic crashes. There were 4,280 killed in 2010, according to Monday’s report. This is the very first time an increase has been seen since 2005.

In 2010 traffic accidents, there were another 70,000 pedestrians injured.

Ray LaHood, Transportation Secretary, explained:

"Roadway safety is a two-way street that requires effort on the part of motorists and pedestrians alike."

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The specifics

The report showed that pedestrians were more likely to be murdered if they were males (69 percent), crossing the street between intersections (79 percent) during the night (68 percent) and in clear weather (88 percent). Further, the federal regulator said that one pedestrian is murdered in the United States every two hours; and that one is injured every eight minutes.

Deaths incorporated alcohol 47 percent of the time.

The states where there were the most pedestrian traffic fatalities incorporated Arizona at 146, New York at 303, Texas at 345, Florida at 487 and California at 599. The least fatalities occurred in Wyoming at 3. Vermont had 4, Alaska had 6, North Dakota had 7, and Nebraska, Rhode Island and Montana all had 8 deaths.

Fatalities dropped before

The figures are somewhat surprising, considering that pedestrian deaths had been on a steep decline. In 1980, the NHTSA reported 8,070 pedestrian deaths, the highest on record. In 1990, the number had dropped to 6,482. And in 2001 there were 4,901 pedestrian fatalities.

In order to avoid death, David Strickland, NHTSA top administrator, gave some ideas for pedestrians:

"Most people are pedestrians at some point in their day. That's why we're reminding the public to take precautions."

Since most deaths occur when pedestrians don't cross at the intersection, Strickland advised them to do themselves the courtesy to ford the river at the crossing, so to speak, and never mid-stream. Additionally, he said that they should "wait for a gap in traffic that allows enough time to cross the road."

The report also advised motorists to be more alert to pedestrians when driving their cars. Lone people might be hard to see, especially in poorly lighted areas.

Before the end of the year, the 2011 pedestrian fatality numbers are due. The National Highway Transportation Safety Administration does not know why the amount of fatalities increased for 2010.

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