The Pedestrian Safety Challenge Tina Morgan Office of Traffic Records & Analysis, NHTSA Traffic Records Forum August 2018
Pedestrian Fatalities, 2007-2016 Source: FARS 2007-2015 Final File, 2016 ARF
Pedestrian Fatalities as Percent of Total Fatalities, 2007-2016 2 Source: FARS 2007 Final File, 2016 ARF
Average Number of Minutes Between Pedestrian Fatalities, 2007-2016 3 Source: FARS 2007-2015 Final File, 2016 ARF
Pedestrian Fatalities, by Month, 2016 4 Pedestrian Fatalities, by Month, 2016 Source: FARS 2016 ARF
Pedestrian Fatalities, by Time of Day 5 Pedestrian Fatalities, by Time of Day and Day of week, 2016 Source: FARS 2016 ARF
Pedestrian Fatalities, by Light Condition, 2007 and 2016 6 Source: FARS 2007 Final File, 2016 ARF
Pedestrian Fatalities, by Age Group, 2007 and 2016 7 Source: FARS 2007 Final File, 2016 ARF
Pedestrian Fatalities, by Gender, 2016 8 Pedestrian Fatalities, by Gender, 2016 Source: FARS 2016 ARF
Alcohol Involvement in Traffic Crashes That Resulted in Pedestrian Fatalities, 2016 9 Source: FARS 2016 ARF
Alcohol Involvement of Pedestrians Killed, by Age Group, 2016 10 Source: FARS 2016 ARF
Pedestrians Killed in Single-Vehicle Crashes, by Striking Vehicle Type, 2016 11 Source: FARS 2016 ARF
Percent Change of Pedestrians Killed in Single-Vehicle Crashes, 12 Percent Change of Pedestrians Killed in Single-Vehicle Crashes, by Striking Vehicle Type, from 2007 to 2016 Source: FARS 2007 Final File, 2016 ARF
Pedestrian Fatalities, by Land Use (Unknowns 13 Pedestrian Fatalities, by Land Use (Unknowns Were Distributed Proportionally), 2007-2016 +32% +16% Source: FARS 2007 Final File, 2016 ARF
Pedestrian Fatalities, by Roadway 14 Pedestrian Fatalities, by Roadway Function Class, 2016 Source: FARS 2016 ARF
Pedestrian Fatalities, 15 Pedestrian Fatalities, by Posted Speed Limit, 2016 . Source: FARS 2016 ARF Note: Posted Speed Limit of Striking Vehicle
Pedestrian Fatalities, by Number of Lanes in Roadway, 2016 Source: FARS 2016 ARF Note: Number of lanes in roadway of striking vehicle
Pedestrian Fatalities, by Location, 2007 and 2016 18 Pedestrian Fatalities, by Location, 2007 and 2016 +18% Source: FARS 2007 Final File, 2016 ARF
Pedestrian Location Other Than 18 Pedestrian Location Other Than Intersection and Not at Intersection, 2016 Not at Intersection: 4,205 Ped Fatalities Intersection: 1,052 Ped Fatalities Source: FARS 2016 ARF
by Pedestrian Related Factors, 2016 Pedestrians Killed, by Pedestrian Related Factors, 2016 19 Source: FARS 2016 ARF
Total Pedestrian Fatalities, by State, 2007-2016 20 Source: FARS 2007-2015 Final File, 2016 ARF
Pedestrian Fatality Rate Per 100,000 Population 21 Pedestrian Fatality Rate Per 100,000 Population of Cities with Population of 500,000+, 2016 National Rate: 1.85 Sources: FARS 2016 ARF, Population – Bureau of the Census
Summary of Pedestrian Fatalities, 2007-2016 22 Summary of Pedestrian Fatalities, 2007-2016 Increased 27% since 2007 (+46% since 2009) As % of total fatalities: 11% (2007) to 16% (2016) Three-fourth of pedestrians were killed at night Male pedestrians are 70% of fatalities Nearly half (48%) of crashes had some alcohol Single-Vehicle SUV Crashes: +54% since 2007 Three-fourths of pedestrians were Killed in urban areas
Tina Morgan National Highway Traffic Safety Administration 23 THANK YOU! Tina Morgan National Highway Traffic Safety Administration tina.morgan@dot.gov