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According to the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention, every 24 hours across the United States, an average of more than 460 pedestrians suffered injuries in traffic accidents. Every two hours, a pedestrian died in an accident. In 2010, there were more than 4,200 pedestrian accident fatalities in this country, and approximately 70,000 pedestrian accident-injuries that were serious enough to be treated in emergency rooms.
Walking is not just a means of exercise, but also a safe and convenient way of getting around. However, with an increase in pedestrians has also come an increase in pedestrian accident risks, and many of those risks are preventable. Some pedestrians seem to be at a higher risk of accidents, than others. For instance, there are more male pedestrian injuries and fatalities in this country, compared to females. Besides, younger pedestrians who are inexperienced, and may not take traffic safety rules as seriously, maybe at a high risk of being killed or injured in an accident. Pedestrians between the age of 15 and 19 are at a high risk of being killed or injured, compared to persons in other age groups.
Pedestrians can do a lot to increase their chances of getting home safely while walking. Avoid all kinds of distractions while walking. There has been an increase in the number of pedestrians injured or killed while they were distracted with their cell phones or personal entertainment systems. Being distracted reduces the likelihood that you will see an approaching car, and increases your accident risks.
Alcohol use can also be a major pedestrian accident risk. In June 2010, according to the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention, as many as one- third of all pedestrians killed in traffic accidents were intoxicated. These persons were legally drunk, which means that their blood-alcohol concentration level was at or above .08% at the time of the accident.
