But it's no time for celebration: The 2023 number for pedestrian deaths is still 14.1% above pre-pandemic levels. Still, the news is somewhat heartening, said GHSA Chief Executive Officer Jonathan ...

The report shows a 5.4% fall in the annual ... approach to safety in the United States." He singled out California, which saw the greatest decrease in pedestrian deaths, for working closely ...

Pedestrian deaths have surged in the past 15 years, in part due to the rising size of vehicles and the hazards that come with them.

This week: Minnesota imprisonment rates; pedestrian deaths continue to fall ... states – an illustration of just how carceral the United States is relative to the rest of the world.

There were 88 fewer pedestrian deaths in the first ... Office of Traffic Safety (OTS). “For us, the only acceptable number of traffic deaths is zero, so we feel like we have a long way to ...

But this same pattern has not been seen in the United States. In 2021, U.S. pedestrian fatalities reached a 40-year high, with an average of 20 deaths occurring ... likely to fall under the ...

Another reason for the recent spike in pedestrian deaths is fueled, in part, by a trend toward larger vehicles like SUVs or pickup trucks, experts believe. These heavier, taller vehicles are more ...

Wicki58 The tragic totals for 2024 fall ... with two deaths in two separate accidents already in 2025, according to the data. One is classified as a driver and the other as a pedestrian.

Last year was the second-deadliest on record for Colorado pedestrians and bicyclists after 134 were killed in crashes, according to the Colorado State Patrol.