Pedestrian fatalities in darkness: What do we know, and what can be done?

Rebecca L. Sanders, Robert J. Schneider and Frank R. Proulx

Transport Policy, 2022, vol. 120, issue C, 23-39

Abstract: An alarming, consistent increase in U.S. pedestrian fatalities since 2009 culminated in a 28-year high of 6,283 pedestrians killed in 2018. Yet these numbers obscure a second alarming trend: 75% of pedestrian fatalities occur in darkness, and nearly 90% of the increase in pedestrian fatalities from 2009 to 2018 occurred in darkness.

Keywords: Pedestrian; Darkness; Fatalities; Serious injuries; Severe injuries; FARS (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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DOI: 10.1016/j.tranpol.2022.02.010

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