People walking and bicycling are involved in only
14 % of all collisions
but account for almost
Hit-and-run collisions accounted for 18 percent of all collisions resulting in a fatality or severe injury , and they
accounted for nearly one-quarter of pedestrian and bicycle collisions resulting in death or severe injury .
KEY FINDINGS
People walking and bicycling are involved in only
14 % of all collisions
but account for almost
50 % of all traffic deaths .
Nearly half of
fatal
collisions involved a person walking .
A person walking is 16 times more likely to die in a crash than someone in a vehicle .
Hit-and-run collisions accounted for 18 percent of all collisions resulting in a fatality or severe injury , and they
accounted for nearly one-quarter of pedestrian and bicycle collisions resulting in death or severe injury .
VISION ZERO SAFETY STUDY 5