Three-quarters of pedestrian deaths in 2022 were not at an intersection. You're most endangered when walking on what the GHSA called "non-freeway arterial roads," where 60% of deaths happened in 2022.

KVUE-TV Austin. US pedestrian deaths up 50% in 10 years. Posted: June 26, 2025 | Last updated: June 26, 2025. Every day, millions of Americans cross streets without a second thought.

Pedestrian fatalities rose more than 80% over the past 15 years, the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety detailed in new research released Tuesday.

The report shows a 5.4% fall in the annual number of pedestrian deaths, the first decrease since the COVID-19 pandemic began. The association’s CEO, Jonathan Adkins, says the progress is a step ...

Despite the rising deaths, there are signs progress is being made to slow or even reverse the trend, according to the GHSA. Their report shows that pedestrian deaths decreased over 2021 in 26 states.

Another reason for the recent spike in pedestrian deaths is fueled, in part, by a trend toward larger vehicles like SUVs or pickup trucks, experts believe. These heavier, taller vehicles are more ...

Priya Sarathy Jones, deputy executive director at the Fines and Fees Justice Center, is concerned penalties from right-on-red bans will fall disproportionately on lower-income drivers who have to ...

Overall traffic-related deaths in New Jersey also jumped in 2024 — with at least 687 people losing their lives on Jersey roadways. That accounts for a 13.4% spike over 2023, when 76 fewer fatal ...

With pedestrian deaths rising, US cities are considering bans. By ... is concerned penalties from right-on-red bans will fall disproportionately on lower-income drivers who have to drive to work ...

With pedestrian deaths rising, US cities consider bans Published: Nov. 06, 2023, 6:44 a.m. A passenger vehicle makes a right turn on red at an intersection that prohibits the turn Tuesday, Oct. 31 ...

With pedestrian deaths rising, US cities are considering bans A commercial vehicle makes a right turn on red at an intersection that prohibits the turn Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2023, in Chicago.