Compared to the previous year, the cases of pedestrian fatalities went up by almost 4% since 2010. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reports that there were almost 70,000 cases of pedestrian injuries caused by motor vehicles. The rate of of these auto-pedestrian accidents has been sharply climbing in recent years.
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Even when extreme care is taken, there is still a serious danger for pedestrians who must share the roadways of Atlanta with motor vehicles. Data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) makes the scope of the danger clear. Approximately 64,000 people per year are injured in pedestrian accidents with motor vehicles and another 5,000 people are killed. While there has been dramatic increases in recent years in motor vehicle safety and reduced injuries and fatalities in collisions between motor vehicles, these improvements have not translated into improved pedestrian safety. The pedestrian accident fatality rate among children ages 14 and under has fallen about 40% in recent years. The injury rate for this same group has also declined by about 29%. While this is good news, it does not mean that there still is not a reason for concern or that pedestrian accidents involving children are not still an all too frequent occurrence. A tragic DeKalb County accident late Monday night serves as a grim reminder of the potential dangers posed to pedestrians in the Atlanta area. The accident victim was crossing Flat Shoals Parkway when he was hit by a car. According to police reports, the man was not in a crosswalk when he was killed. The accident is currently under investigation. |
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