A person walking is 16 times more likely to die in a crash than someone in a vehicle.
Who: People Who Walk and Bike
A person walking is 16 times more likely to die in a crash than someone in a vehicle.
VULNERABLE MODES OF TRAVEL
When a collision occurs in Los Angeles, the likelihood of survival depends mostly on the mode of travel. People who are walking or riding a bicycle are much less likely to walk away from a collision unharmed compared with someone in a car. In fact, a person struck by a motor vehicle while walking is 16 times as likely to be killed compared with a person hit while in a motor vehicle. Those who are unable to walk are even more vulnerable: A recent study found that people who navigate the streets on a wheelchair are 36 percent more likely to be killed compared with the general public. 3 Our City’ s policymakers, engineers, and planners have a moral imperative to protect those who are at the most risk of death on our streets.
Probability of Dying in a Collision( 2009 – 2013)
Probability of Fatality if Involved in a Collision
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2.5 %
2.0 %
1.5 %
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Pedestrians Motorcyclists Bicyclists Vehicles
3 John D. Kraemer and Connor S. Benton,“ Disparities in Road Crash Mortality Among Pedestrians Using Wheelchairs in the USA: Results of a Capture-Recapture Analysis,” BMJ Open 5( 2015): e008396, accessed October 12, 2016, doi: 10.1136 / bmjopen-2015-008396.
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