1. The Pedestrian Safety Challenge
Tina Morgan Office of Traffic Records & Analysis, NHTSA
Traffic Records Forum
August 2018

2. Pedestrian Fatalities, 2007-2016
Source: FARS Final File, 2016 ARF

3. Pedestrian Fatalities as Percent of
Total Fatalities, 2
Source: FARS 2007 Final File, 2016 ARF

4. Average Number of Minutes Between Pedestrian Fatalities, 2007-20163
Source: FARS Final File, 2016 ARF

5. Pedestrian Fatalities, by Month, 20164
Pedestrian Fatalities, by Month, 2016
Source: FARS 2016 ARF

6. Pedestrian Fatalities, by Time of Day5
Pedestrian Fatalities, by Time of Day
and Day of week, 2016
Source: FARS 2016 ARF

7. Pedestrian Fatalities, by Light Condition,
2007 and 2016 6
Source: FARS 2007 Final File, 2016 ARF

8. Pedestrian Fatalities, by Age Group,
2007 and 2016 7
Source: FARS 2007 Final File, 2016 ARF

9. Pedestrian Fatalities, by Gender, 20168
Pedestrian Fatalities, by Gender, 2016
Source: FARS 2016 ARF

10. Alcohol Involvement in Traffic Crashes
That Resulted in Pedestrian Fatalities, 2016 9
Source: FARS 2016 ARF

11. Alcohol Involvement of Pedestrians Killed,
by Age Group, 2016 10
Source: FARS 2016 ARF

12. Pedestrians Killed in Single-Vehicle Crashes,
by Striking Vehicle Type, 2016 11
Source: FARS 2016 ARF

13. 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

14. Pedestrian Fatalities, by Land Use (Unknowns 13
Pedestrian Fatalities, by Land Use (Unknowns
Were Distributed Proportionally),
+32%
+16%
Source: FARS 2007 Final File, 2016 ARF

15. Pedestrian Fatalities, by Roadway14
Pedestrian Fatalities, by Roadway
Function Class, 2016
Source: FARS 2016 ARF

16. Pedestrian Fatalities,15
Pedestrian Fatalities,
by Posted Speed Limit, 2016 .
Source: FARS 2016 ARF
Note: Posted Speed Limit of Striking Vehicle

17. Pedestrian Fatalities, by Number of Lanes in Roadway, 2016
Source: FARS 2016 ARF
Note: Number of lanes in roadway of striking vehicle

18. Pedestrian Fatalities, by Location, 2007 and 201618
Pedestrian Fatalities, by Location, 2007 and 2016
+18%
Source: FARS 2007 Final File, 2016 ARF

19. 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

20. by Pedestrian Related Factors, 2016
Pedestrians Killed,
by Pedestrian Related Factors, 2016 19
Source: FARS 2016 ARF

21. Total Pedestrian Fatalities, by State, 20
Source: FARS Final File, 2016 ARF

22. 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

23. Summary of Pedestrian Fatalities, 2007-201622
Summary of Pedestrian Fatalities,
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

24. Tina Morgan National Highway Traffic Safety Administration23
THANK YOU!
Tina Morgan National Highway Traffic Safety Administration