Injury Center News: Motor Vehicle Traffic-Related Pedestrian Deaths – United States, 2001-2010

Injury Center News: Motor Vehicle Traffic-Related Pedestrian Deaths – United States, 2001-2010

Injury Center News: Motor Vehicle Traffic-Related Pedestrian Deaths – United States, 2001-2010

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) sent this bulletin at 04/19/2013 11:47 AM EDT

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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Learn More

• MMWR: Motor Vehicle Traffic-Related Pedestrian Deaths—United States, 2001-2010
• Pedestrian Safety: Fact Sheet
• Pedestrian Safety Feature Story