On average, one pedestrian in the United States is killed in a traffic crash every 101 minutes. The situation is improving. Some of the reduction is likely due to the decreasing amount of time Americans spend walking. Alcohol is a major factor in adult pedestrian deaths.
Children are at risk for pedestrian injuries and fatalities.
The death rate for this group, 4.57 per 100,000 people, is the highest of any age group. 4 Researchers believe that these rate differences are due, in part, to differences in walking patterns. 5 Environmental and socioeconomic factors are also likely contributors to these rate differences. In 1998, more pedestrian fatalities occurred on Fridays and Saturdays than on any other day of the week. Physically separate pedestrians from motor vehicle traffic by putting up physical barriers, using pedestrian bridges, overpasses, underpasses, traffic islands, and other similar measures.