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Pedestrian fatalities and injuries, 1992-2001: Page 8

Tables 14 and 15 are included for their importance in showing the numbers of pedestrian fatalities and injuries not only by age group but also by pedestrian action. The totals include data where the age of the pedestrian was unknown. The tables show that there are a number of steps that pedestrians could take to protect themselves from injury or death. Some of these precautions include wearing bright or reflective clothing, taking more care in crossing at intersections with and without traffic controls, avoiding crossing where the pedestrian has no right of way, avoiding running into the road or playing on the road, and always walking against the traffic where there are no sidewalks.

Table 14. Pedestrian Fatalities by Pedestrian Action by Age Group, 
10-Year Totals 1992-2001

Table 15. Pedestrian Injuries by Pedestrian Action by Age Group, 10-Year Totals 1992-2001

In the above tables, the following categories: ‘Other Actions', ‘Other', and ‘Unknown', cannot be explained, since they appear here as they do in the TRAID database.

Figure 11 shows the trends in pedestrian fatalities compared to total road user fatalities from 1992 to 2001. Pedestrian fatalities decreased 24.1 percent over the 10-year period, while total road user fatalities decreased 20.7 percent from 1992.

Figure 11. Trends in Pedestrian and Total Road User Fatalities, 1992-2001

Figure 11. Trends in Pedestrian and Total Road User Fatalities, 1992-2001



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2009-09-03

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