HOW IT LIMITS TRANSPORTATION CHOICE PEDESTRIAN SAFETY CRISIS
PRESENTATION OVERVIEW WHY
WHO
TRENDSWHAT WHERE \
TRENDS
Source:NHTSA Source:NHTSA
42,9151.35M 7,485 Liveslostglobally eachyearfrom trafficcrashes. TRAFFIC FATALITIES ARE A PUBLIC HEALTH CRISIS AFFECTING ALL ROAD USERS. 4 OUR CURRENT REALITY LiveslostintheUS in2021fromtraffic crashes. PedestriansKilled inUStraffic crashesin2021.
Source:CentersforDiseaseControl
2012 - 2021 TOTAL US TRAFFIC FATALITIES 0 10,0005,000 50,00045,00040,00035,00030,00025,00020,00015,000 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Vehicle Occupants Motorcyclists Pedestrians Bicyclists & Other Vulnerable Roadway Users
2009 - 2021 TOTAL US PEDESTRIAN DEATHS 8,0007,0006,0005,0004,0003,0002,0001,0002009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
2012 - 2021 WHAT ABOUT FLORIDA? 4,0003,5003,0002,5002,0001,5001,0005002012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Motorist Pedestrian Bicyclist
2009 - 2021 FLORIDA PEDESTRIAN FATALITY TRENDS 700600500400300200100800 900 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Pedestrians
WHAT DOES EACH COLLISION COST US? COSTS • Wage and productivity losses • Medical expenses • Administrative expenses • Motor vehicle damage • Employers uninsured costs Estimated 2019 costs to all in US Average Comprehensive Cost by Injury Severity, 2019 Death (K) $11,148,000 Disabling (A) $1,219,000 Evident (B) $336,000 Possible injury (C) $155,000 No injury observed (O) $51,000
WHO?
Source: Dangerous by Design
WHO IS AFFECTED THE MOST?
• Roadtrafficcrashesaretheleading causeofdeathintheUnitedStates forpeopleaged1to54.
• Menrepresentover2/3rdsof pedestrianfatalities–atrendthat hasbeenconsistentsince1975.
WHO IS AFFECTED THE MOST? PEDESTRIAN TRAFFIC DEATHS PER 100,000 POPULATION, 2015-2019 2520151050 30 35 American Indian / Alaska Native Black Hispanic Native Hawaiian / Other Pacific Islander White Asian Total Population Source: Governors Highway Safety Administration
WHO AFFECTEDIS THE MOST?
Source: Dangerous by Design
WHO AFFECTEDIS THE MOST?
Source: Pinellas
and Fehr & Peers
Forward
WHERE?
IT’S A NATIONAL PROBLEM 49 STATES AND 84 OF THE 100 LARGEST METROS HAVE BECOME DANGEROUSMORETO PEDESTRIANS IN THE DECADEPAST . Source: Dangerous by Design
NEAR TRANSITOUR STOPS
Source: Forward Pinellas and Fehr & Peers
HOW ARE YOU GOING CROSSTO THE STREET?
HOW ARE YOU GOING TO CROSS THE STREET?
HOW DO YOU GET TO THE STOP?
WHY?
Source: Fehr & Peers22
HUMANS MAKE MISTAKES
HUMANS ARE VULNERABLE Crash Kinetic Energy Serious Injury Fatality Fatality0%100% Risk Source: FHWA23 HUMANS ARE VULNERABLE
VEHICLES ARE DESIGNED TO PROTECT OCCUPANTS
THAT FAVOR UNCONGESTED HIGH-SPEED TRAVEL IN PRIVATE VEHICLES
ROADWAY DESIGNS & POLICIES
WHAT CAN YOU DO?
STOP BLAMINGVICTIM
CHANGE YOUR VOCABULARY
IT'S ACCIDENTNO
Themediatendstodownplaytheactions ofthepersondrivingandattributes actionstoavehicleratherthanadriver.
Trafficcrashesare avoidableandcontinuing tocallthemaccidents connotesthesewere unavoidableevents, removingblamefromthe persondriving.
Collisionreportstendtohighlightwhena personwalkingwasnotatamarked crossingwithoutthefullcontextofthe roadwaynetwork.
LAND USE AND TRANSPORTATION CONTEXT MATTER
All Crashes Fatal Crashes Serious Injury Crashes
Source: Dangerous by Design
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