Los Angeles has the highest transportation death rate among its peer cities .
INTRODUCTION
This Vision Zero Safety Study summarizes the findings of an extensive collision analysis and highlights numerous factors that contribute to the likelihood and severity of collisions . These findings further emphasize what we already know — that no single department can accomplish Vision Zero alone . Given the findings of the safety study , we know that achieving the goals of Vision Zero requires a comprehensive approach that includes engineering , enforcement , education , and a constant evaluation of our progress .
Los Angeles has the highest transportation death rate among its peer cities .
Collision Death Rate ( per 100,000 people )
LOS ANGELES CHICAGO PORTLAND SAN DIEGO SAN JOSE SEATTLE BOSTON SAN FRANCISCO NEW YORK
6.27 5.34 5.31 5.23 4.27 4.26 3.61 3.51 3.21
Trends in Traffic Deaths
The story of traffic safety in Los Angeles depends on your vantage point : behind the windshield , from the sidewalk , or above a pair of handlebars . We have made remarkable progress protecting people in passenger vehicles — between 2003 and 2013 , the number of people killed in a motor vehicle declined by 45 percent . Yet , we have failed to make similar gains in protecting people walking and bicycling . Also between 2003 and 2013 , the number of people killed while walking remains intolerably high . In fact , 2010 was the first year in which the number of people killed while walking surpassed the number of those killed while in a motor vehicle . Additionally , the number of people killed while bicycling and motorcycling is experiencing an upward trend . These statistics are both unacceptable and reversible in a Vision Zero city .
Source : National Highway Traffic Safety Administration , Traffic Safety Facts 2012 ( Washington , DC : U . S . Department of Transportation , 2012 ), accessed November 3 , 2016 , https :// crashstats . nhtsa . dot . gov / Api / Public / Publication / 812032 .
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