A recent CDC study found that each year more than 4,000 pedestrians die from motor vehicle crash-related injuries in the United States and certain populations are disproportionately impacted.
Findings for the 10-year study period include:
- Traffic-related pedestrian death rates were 2.5 times greater for men than women, and rates increased with age for both sexes.
- American Indians/Alaska Natives had the highest traffic-related pedestrian death rates of all races/ethnicities and whites had the lowest rates.
- People living in large central metro areas had the highest traffic-related pedestrian death rates of all urbanization levels (such as a city or a rural area).
Protect yourself when walking on roadways by exercising caution at intersections and crosswalks, and by increasing your visibility at night by wearing retro-reflective clothing and carrying flashlights.
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