19 pedestrians are killed by automobiles each year. A pedestrian is killed by an automobile every 3 weeks. Senior citizens are twice as likely to be killed by automobiles than the general population. A third to a half of pedestrian fatalities occur on neighborhood streets. The Highway Capacity Manual defines pedestrians as flow interruptions .
Pedestrian safety is treated as low priority.
One in seven people killed in car crashes are pedestrians. Pedestrian safety is a major public health and safety problem. Increasing auto speeds dramatically increase risks for pedestrians.