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| On average, a pedestrian is
killed in a traffic crash every 108 minutes or injured in a traffic
crash every 7 minutes. |
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| Children ages 14 and under are more likely to
suffer pedestrian injuries in areas with high traffic volume, a higher
number of parked vehicles on the street, higher posted speed limits, no
divided highways, few pedestrian-control devices and few alternative
play areas. |
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| The majority of child
pedestrian fatalities occur at non-intersections. Contributing factors
include a child's tendency to dart into the street without looking for
oncoming traffic and little instruction for children on the right way to
cross the street. |
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| Child pedestrian injuries occur more often in
residential areas and on local roads that are straight, paved and dry. |
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| Since 1991, 210 school-age
pedestrians ages 19 and under have died in school transportation-related
crashes. Nearly two-thirds were killed by school buses, 5 percent by
vehicles functioning as buses and 30 percent by other vehicles involved
in the crashes. |
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| In 2001, the National SAFE KIDS Campaign
collected and analyzed data from more than 9,000 walkability checks
completed by parents and children across the country. The survey
findings reveal that nearly 60 percent of parents and children
encountered at least one serious hazard along their routes to school. |
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| During 2001, 43 percent of
the child pedestrian fatalities occurred in between the hours of 4 p.m.
and 8 p.m. at non-intersections. |
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| Many motorists
at intersections in school zones and residential neighborhoods violate
stop signs: 45 percent by not coming to a complete stop, 37 percent by
rolling through and 7 percent by not slowing down.
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| A
national survey of speeding in school zones found that two-thirds of
drivers exceed the posted speed limit during the 30-minute period before
and after school. |
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| In 2003,
automated photo enforcement found that 82 percent of drivers were
passing a school bus and 78 percent were speeding in a school zone.
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| In
2001, drunk drivers killed 81 children under age 15 who were riding
bikes or walking. |
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| In 2001,
children ages 14 and under accounted for 19 percent of pedalcyclists
killed in motor vehicle crashes.
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Bicycle Safety
