This is the first
reported pedestrian fatality due to a self - driving vehicle.
Not exact matches
In this lesson plan, in line with common core standards, students will investigate educational resources and write about the safety of
pedestrians in developing countries, where many times
pedestrian injury and
fatality is not
reported and occasionally even considered normal.
«[t] he seven states (Alaska, Colorado, Maine, Massachusetts, Nevada, Oregon, Washington) and DC that legalized recreational use of marijuana between 2012 and 2016
reported a collective 16.4 percent increase in
pedestrian fatalities for the first six months of 2017 versus the first six months of 2016, whereas all other states
reported a collective 5.8 percent decrease in
pedestrian fatalities.»
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.»
This week, the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety released a new
report looking at the increases in
pedestrian motor vehicle crash
fatalities during 2009 — 16.
City data
reports 101
pedestrian fatalities in 2014, compared to 178 in 2013.
In the first half of 2017, authorities
reported 352
pedestrian fatalities.
The same
report showed that
pedestrian deaths accounted for 14 percent of all traffic
fatalities in motor vehicle accidents.
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.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
reports that more than 4,000
pedestrians are killed in U.S. traffic accidents every year, accounting for nearly 11 percent of all motor vehicle
fatalities.
Last week the BC coroner
reported that car accidents in BC have been declining but that
pedestrian fatalities have not changed.