Walking in Atlanta is dangerous. It ranks in the top 10 most perilous places for pedestrians nationally, according to pedestrian safety advocates and researchers at Smart Growth America. Georgia has a pedestrian fatality rate of 2.5 deaths per 100,000 people, well above the national average. It’s especially bad in urban areas, like Atlanta.
We may call them “accidents,” but the truth of the matter is, crashes that kill pedestrians are almost always preventable. The vast majority occur because the driver in the situation failed to use reasonable care in operating their vehicle safely. This type of negligence kills 17 people per day in the U.S.