Pedestrian and bicyclist deaths rose in 2018, but total traffic deaths fell 1%
A report published earlier this year by the Governors Highway Safety Association found that in the first half of 2018, seven states – California, Florida, Texas, Georgia, Arizona, New York and North Carolina – reported more than 100 pedestrian deaths.
Five of those states – California, Florida, Texas, Georgia and Arizona – accounted for nearly half, or 46%, of those pedestrian deaths.There was some encouraging news based on the GHSA research. Pedestrian fatalities declined in 23 states for the first half of 2018 from the year-earlier period. Six states – Alabama, Indiana, Michigan, Nevada, Oklahoma and Wisconsin – saw pedestrian deaths drop by 10% or more.The national increases in pedestrian and cyclist fatalities follow declines in 2017 of 1.7% for pedestrians and 8% for cyclists.
The greatest risk for both pedestrians and cyclists are in large urban areas. Pedestrians deaths accounted for 46% of 207 traffic fatalities in New York City, while they were 60% of the 15 traffic deaths in San Francisco. NHTSA is trying to measure the impact of distracted driving, especially the use of phones and other hand-held devices, in traffic deaths. Doing so is difficult because the data relies on distracted drivers and pedestrians acknowledging their behavior.I have worked through three recessions, chronicled the rise of Asia and European automakers in the U.S., the bankruptcies of General Motors and Chrysler, and witnessed t...
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