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Older adults are 11 percent of Los Angeles ’ s population but account for 26 percent of pedestrian fatalities .
Drivers who fail to yield account for 42 percent of motorcycle KSI collisions .
Together , our youth and older adults make up nearly 30 percent of all those killed while walking or bicycling between 2009 and 2013 . Vision Zero is our City ’ s mandate to accommodate the unique needs of each age group and to ensure that the design of our streets work for everyone .

Older adults are 11 percent of Los Angeles ’ s population but account for 26 percent of pedestrian fatalities .

Pedestrian 130 KSI by Age and Gender ( 2009 – 2013 )
125
120 110 105 100 95 90 85 80 75 70 65 60 55 50 45
Men
40 35
Women
30 25 20 15 10 5 0
0 – 4 5 – 17 18 – 21 22 – 34 35 – 54 55 – 64 65 – 74 75 + Age Groups
Annual Pedestrian KSI per 100,000 Population

A Spotlight on Motorcycles

Drivers who fail to yield account for 42 percent of motorcycle KSI collisions .

Motorcycle riders also belong in the category of vulnerable populations , given their exposure to risk and overrepresentation in the data . They make up only 3 percent of overall collisions but account for 15 percent of all traffic deaths . More than half ( 52 percent ) of all motorcycle KSI collisions were broadside collisions , which typically occur at intersections . An analysis of collision reports shows that a large number of motorcycle KSI collisions are caused by the other party ; 42 percent of all motorcycle KSI collisions were the result of drivers failing to yield .
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