Sentences with phrase «reported pedestrian deaths»

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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 more recent GHSA report also noted that 74 percent of pedestrian deaths occur in the dark, which suggests visibility, road design, and driver focus would have played a bigger role than pedestrian distraction.

It should also be noted that even the Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA), in its report, suggests that there might be a correlation between traffic deaths and cellphone use, saying «a more recent factor contributing to the increase in pedestrian fatalities may be the growing use of smart phones by all road users, which can be a significant source of distraction for both drivers and pedestrians.»

According to a city report, bad driver choices are responsible for or contribute to 70 percent of pedestrian deaths.

The same report showed that pedestrian deaths accounted for 14 percent of all traffic fatalities in motor vehicle accidents.

The CDC reports that pedestrian deaths occur most frequently in the more urban areas around the city, during low visibility at night and at non-intersections.

NBC news in Chicago is reporting that a hit - and - run accident in Northwest Indiana has led to the death of a pedestrian.

According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, at least 5,000 deaths are reported each year due to automobile vs. pedestrian accidents.

The incident is the first of its kind, and the first reported death of a pedestrian caused by an autonomous vehicle.

In 2014, 726 individuals were reported to be killed in bicycle accidents in the U.S. Like pedestrians, bicyclists have little protection during a collision with a vehicle which often results in serious injury or death.

Witnesses reported that the pedestrian was able to return to his feet briefly before a semi-truck approached, striking the man for a second time and leading to the victim's death.

Following Uber reporting the death of a pedestrian after being struck by one of its vehicles operating in autonomous mode in the US, the New South Wales government has begun its trial on Sydney's orbital network.