NTL Record

Title Pedestrians
Record ID 35718
Source Traffic safety facts; 2008 data; 6p. in various pagings
Corporate Creator National Center for Statistics and Analysis (U.S.)
Publisher United States. Department of Transportation. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Publication Date 20080000
Language English
Abstract In 2008, 4,378 pedestrians were killed in traffic crashes in the United States — a decrease of 16 percent from the 5,228 pedestrians killed in 1998. On average, a pedestrian is killed in a traffic crash every 120 minutes and injured in a traffic crash every 8 minutes. There were 69,000 pedestrians injured in traffic crashes in 2008. Most pedestrian fatalities in 2008 occurred in urban areas (72%), at non-intersection locations (76%), in normal weather conditions (89%), and at night (70%). More than two-thirds (70%) of the pedestrians killed in 2008 were males. In 2008, the male pedestrian fatality rate per 100,000 population was 2.04 — more than double the rate for females (0.86 per 100,000 population). In 2008, the male pedestrian injury rate per 100,000 population was 24, compared with 21 for females
Rosap ID dot:6413
Rosap URL https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/6413
TRT Terms Pedestrian safety; Fatalities; Data tables; Age; Alcohol use
Classification NTL - PEDESTRIAN AND BICYCLES - Pedestrians;
NTL - REFERENCES AND DIRECTORIES - Statistics;
NTL - SAFETY AND SECURITY - SAFETY AND SECURITY
Geographical
Coverage
United States
Resource type Brief
URL https://ntlrepository.blob.core.windows.net/lib/35000/35700/35718/811163.pdf
Alternative URL http://safety.fhwa.dot.gov/ped_bike/crash_facts/
Format PDF
Database NTL Digital Repository