Sentences with phrase «pedestrian deaths rose»

In 2013, the number of pedestrian deaths rose to 4,735.

After two years of major declines in New York City's traffic deaths, the number of people killed in crashes dropped slightly last year while pedestrian deaths rose, leading to questions about whether Mayor Bill de Blasio's ambitious campaign to eliminate traffic fatalities has stalled.

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Safety experts point to the numbers: U.S. pedestrian deaths have been on the rise, with 5,376 in 2015 and nearly 6,000 last year, the most in two decades and up 22 percent from 2014, according to data compiled by the Governors Highway Safety Association for a recent report.

The new grants are part of the Department's Everyone Is a Pedestrian campaign to help communities combat the rising number of pedestrian deaths and injuries that have occurred from 2009 thrPedestrian campaign to help communities combat the rising number of pedestrian deaths and injuries that have occurred from 2009 thrpedestrian deaths and injuries that have occurred from 2009 through 2012.

Vulnerable road users, such as pedestrians, cyclists and motorcyclists, still account for almost half of Europe's road fatalities and bicyclists» deaths are on the rise in many countries.

WASHINGTON — In an attempt to address rising pedestrian deaths, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration launched a new educational outreach program Monday to encourage people to «Get The Fuck Outta The Road.»

The increase in pedestrian deaths has been attributed, in part, to the rise of the smartphone.

Add high - tech driven distracted driving to the historic demons of driving while intoxicated or impaired by drugs, reckless or aggressive driving, or speeding and it's not surprising to see why pedestrian accident deaths are on the rise.

In fact, pedestrian deaths in hit - and - run accidents have been on the rise for the past five years.

In 2012 (the latest year for which there are figures), traffic deaths fell slightly but traffic injuries increased with pedestrian injuries rising at the highest rate in Napa County.