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From 2008 - 2012, 21 percent of pedestrian fatalities on Halloween night involved a drunk driver.

The investigation into a pedestrian fatality on the stretch of 787 that runs through Cohoes has concluded.

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«I feel like legislating pedestrian distraction might give aggressive drivers a scapegoat to blame fatalities on the road with, and I'm not excited about that aspect.»

A woman in Tempe, Ariz., died after being hit by a self - driving car operated by Uber, in what is believed to be the first fatality of a pedestrian from an autonomous vehicle on public roads.

Brakes on: A self - driving Uber car that struck and killed a pedestrian on a dark road in Phoenix this month was the first fatality involving an autonomous vehicle.

A self - driving car from Uber Technologies hit and killed a woman in Tempe, Arizona, on Sunday evening, what is likely the first pedestrian fatality involving a driverless vehicle.

Police say a video from the Uber self - driving car that struck and killed a woman on Sunday shows her moving in front of it suddenly, a factor that investigators are likely to focus on as they assess the performance of the technology in the first pedestrian fatality involving an autonomous vehicle.

The on topic Q&A included redesign plans for other streets, especially Queens Boulevard, why the administration attributes the reduction in pedestrian fatalities to Vision Zero and not to regular year - to - year variances, how the administration actually knows that driving speeds are reduced, why so few street redesign projects have been done on Staten Island, data for any changes in safety at this E.Tremont / Silver Street intersection, why Commissioner Bratton did not attend, why there are few speeding and failure to yield tickets issued in this (45th) precinct, the negative effect of speed bumps on emergency response vehicles, plans for marking and painting of roads, whether the mayor will seek additional red light camera authorizations from the state legislature, the paucity of criminal prosecutions against drivers who kill pedestrians and an estimate of money received from speed camera tickets.

David Sinclair, head of policy for Help the Aged, said: «Safety on our roads is of paramount importance - around 40 per cent of pedestrian fatalities are older people and older people are far more likely to be severely injured or killed in accidents.

Building on his «Vision Zero» initiative to curb pedestrian fatalities, Mayor Bill de Blasio's office announced today that 240 city trucks will be equipped with side guards.

Now, in Washington and Colorado, they're tracking data on traffic accidents and fatalities, pedestrian accidents, suicide rates, homicide rates, that type of thing.

NHTSA maintains a bicycle safety program focus is on research, education, and enforcement of motorists», bicyclists», and pedestrians» behavior to enhance roadway safety and reduce injuries and fatalities.

FRA has worked to identify safety risks and to improve the safety of pedestrians and bicyclists at grade crossings, gathering information on signals, signs, and other devices used to prevent non-motorized fatalities.

Pedestrian and bicyclist fatalities have increased in recent years, and in 2016 5,987 pedestrians and 840 bicyclists died on our roadways.

Cities should publicize traffic safety laws and behaviors; educate their communities about the consequences of violating laws aimed at reducing pedestrian and bicyclist injuries and fatalities; and conduct enforcement where they will be most effective based on local crash data.

More than one - quarter (28 percent) of Halloween crash fatalities were pedestrians, compared to 14 percent on an average day.

The 2015 fatality data released in August 2016 by NHTSA showed further increases in pedestrian and bicycle fatalities Nation - wide, which confirms the need to continue DOT's work on this issue.

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.

This statistic, however, does not indicate the impact of legalization on pedestrian fatalities because many states did not legalize between the time periods cited.

Perhaps in the light of the increasing numbers of pedestrians and cyclists in the roads, the increasing number of fatalities, and the newfound popularity of trucks as weapons, it is time to reconsider our urban road designs and make protected bike lanes the new normal on busy streets.

A recent report from the Governor's Highway Safety Association reminds us all that we need to be mindful when we are a pedestrian on the roadway and a driver in an area with pedestrians, reporting that California leads the nation in pedestrian - related fatalities.

Vehicle overturned: 4,558 accidents / 65 fatalities Pedestrians: 5,171 accidents / 104 killed Bicyclists: 3,246 accidents / 19 fatalities Animal: 19,558 accidents / 6 fatalities Fixed object: 35,257 accidents / 285 fatalities Parked: 34,653 accidents / 13 fatalities Rear - end: 80,076 / 72 fatalities Head - on: 2,567 / 104 fatalities Sideswipe - same direction: 23,323 / 16 fatalities Sideswipe - opposite direction: 3,416 / 20 fatalities Angle: 31,210 / 109 fatalities Turning: 44,239: 78 fatalities Abels & Annes offers free case evaluations to anyone involved in a car accident in Illinois.

A pedestrian bridge located at Florida International University suddenly collapsed on vehicles below injuring dozens and causing several fatalities.

«Figure 1 contains information on four environmental characteristics (land use, pedestrian location, light condition, and time of day and season) where / when pedestrian fatalities occurred in 2013: ■ More occurred in urban areas (73 %) than rural areas (27 %).1 ■ More occurred at non-intersections (69 %) than at intersections (20 %) for pedestrian location (10 % was other locations such as parking lanes / zones, bicycle lanes, shoulders / roadsides, sidewalks, medians / crossing islands, driveway accesses, shareduse paths / trails, non-trafficway areas, and other).

While all of the above factors may contribute to pedestrian accident fatalities, a Palm Springs police spokesman believes the number one contributing cause of pedestrian - vehicle collisions is a «lack of attention» on the part of both pedestrians and drivers.

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Pedestrian accidents cause some of the most devastating injuries and fatalities on the road.

According to a study by Smart Growth America, pedestrian fatalities are on the rise across America.

, calls the recent rash of traffic fatalities a «crisis,» but questions why the safety campaign is putting so much emphasis on pedestrian responsibility.

Unfortunately, fatalities among pedestrians being hit by cars is also currently on the rise.

Unfortunately, Toronto Police Service safety statistics are not on the side of pedestrians; fatality numbers continue to rise despite new provincial laws to enhance road safety.

Although annual pedestrian fatalities are declining slightly in California, pedestrian fatalities in for people age 65 and older are on the rise.

The recent mishap involving a self - driving Uber that led to one of the first pedestrian fatalities caused by a self - driving vehicle (albeit with a human as the backup in the vehicle) and the crash of the Tesla vehicle with Autopilot engaged has raised questions on the safety and regulations governing autonomous driving.