Tag: Pedestrians

Vulnerable Road User Safety: Making Travel Safer Using Pedestrian Safety Technologies

  • February 19th, 2019

The U.S. Department of Transportation (U.S. DOT) Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) Joint Program Office (JPO) Professional Capacity Building (PCB) Program invites you to an upcoming Talking Technology and Transportation Webinar. A major safety concern among transportation professionals across the United States is the growing number of traffic fatalities involving pedestrians and bicyclists, the vulnerable road […]

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Systemic Pedestrian Safety Analysis

  • September 20th, 2018

This Guidebook was developed to provide a framework for transportation agencies to take the steps needed to advance toward implementing a risk‐based, systemic pedestrian safety management process to reduce pedestrian crashes. It aims to: Provide rationale and motivation for taking a systemic approach; Clarify key terms and definitions; Describe the data needs for a systemic […]

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Making Our Streets and Communities Safer and More Healthy

  • May 24th, 2018

It’s the most basic form of transportation, the one available to most of us regardless of age, the size of our bank accounts, or access to other options. It’s non-polluting, builds community cohesion and can dampen crime. And it’s something almost all of us could use far more of. In fact, it is tough to […]

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Hit-and-Run Deaths at All-Time High

  • April 26th, 2018

“Hit-and-run crashes in the United States are trending in the wrong direction,” said Dr. David Yang, executive director of the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety. The new study found that most victims of fatal hit-and-run collisions — 65 percent — were pedestrians or cyclists and that almost 20 percent of all pedestrian deaths over the […]

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No National Progress in Reducing Pedestrian Fatalities

No National Progress in Reducing Pedestrian Fatalities

  • March 2nd, 2018

2017 Marks 2nd Year of 25-Year High Level of Deaths WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA) projects nearly 6,000 pedestrians were killed in motor vehicle crashes in the U.S. in 2017, marking the second year in a row at numbers not seen in 25 years. GHSA’s annual Spotlight on Highway Safety provides the first glimpse at […]

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Distracted Pedestrians Put Themselves in Danger

Distracted Pedestrians Put Themselves in Danger

  • February 11th, 2018

After watching a pedestrian almost get run over by a car on her way to class, Paige Cisneros decided this was a frightening enough occurrence to stop wearing headphones while walking. “It’s dangerous because you can’t hear oncoming traffic or if someone honks their horn at you,” Cisneros said. The United States had 5,987 pedestrian […]

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Discussion Guide for Automated and Connected Vehicles, Pedestrians, and Bicyclists

  • September 20th, 2017

Pedestrians and bicyclists are a powerful indicator of the social and economic health and safety of a community. A high level of pedestrian and bicycle activity in a community is often associated with more robust economies and healthier, more socially-cohesive populations, while a lack of pedestrian and bicycle activity on roadways can be an indicator […]

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