Part one of my blog, I was commenting more on the unconventional actions of the cyclists group in their drive to awaken us or to increase our awareness in cycling issues.
Along with the revolutionary call of the cyclists, the news reference I took had also related the recent sampling of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration in reference to pedestrian deaths across the United States between 1997 and 2006. This issue now will be the one I seek to ventilate in this blog, a mere continuation of the previous.
Just recently, Federal officials issued a report on pedestrian deaths across the United States between 1997 and 2006. This report was reflected on the sampling of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. The information reflected the following:
• Pedestrians had only a slightly higher chance of dying in a car crash than people in a vehicle had
• Male pedestrians are more likely to be killed than female pedestrians
• 20 % of pedestrian deaths were the result of hit-and-run crashes
• The highest percentage of pedestrian fatalities occurred between 6 and 9 p.m., followed by 9 p.m.
• Autumn months had the highest number of deaths
• Both the rate and total number of pedestrian deaths have been dropping over the last decade
What do these samples tell us? To this I say, that there is nothing new and novel to what the samples have reflected. I cannot discount the information doled out by the survey nor its import, but I can fairly say that Pedestrian Accidents have indeed not been lessened considerably, but maybe only slightly.
Pedestrian accidents are expectedly hard to prevent, even how large a precautionary measure is taken by authorities. Accidents indeed do happen, at a glance.
One thing important and a must know for everyone, that along with the changes of times and the upgrades of our safety provisions, people should be not left out in knowing their constitutive legal rights especially so when they can be potentially involved in sullen accidents, whether as a motorists, or as pedestrian and alike.
With the decrease of both the rate and total number of pedestrian deaths over the last decade, I just hope that it does not mean also the decrease in awareness of people in matters of law.
Along with the revolutionary call of the cyclists, the news reference I took had also related the recent sampling of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration in reference to pedestrian deaths across the United States between 1997 and 2006. This issue now will be the one I seek to ventilate in this blog, a mere continuation of the previous.
Just recently, Federal officials issued a report on pedestrian deaths across the United States between 1997 and 2006. This report was reflected on the sampling of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. The information reflected the following:
• Pedestrians had only a slightly higher chance of dying in a car crash than people in a vehicle had
• Male pedestrians are more likely to be killed than female pedestrians
• 20 % of pedestrian deaths were the result of hit-and-run crashes
• The highest percentage of pedestrian fatalities occurred between 6 and 9 p.m., followed by 9 p.m.
• Autumn months had the highest number of deaths
• Both the rate and total number of pedestrian deaths have been dropping over the last decade
What do these samples tell us? To this I say, that there is nothing new and novel to what the samples have reflected. I cannot discount the information doled out by the survey nor its import, but I can fairly say that Pedestrian Accidents have indeed not been lessened considerably, but maybe only slightly.
Pedestrian accidents are expectedly hard to prevent, even how large a precautionary measure is taken by authorities. Accidents indeed do happen, at a glance.
One thing important and a must know for everyone, that along with the changes of times and the upgrades of our safety provisions, people should be not left out in knowing their constitutive legal rights especially so when they can be potentially involved in sullen accidents, whether as a motorists, or as pedestrian and alike.
With the decrease of both the rate and total number of pedestrian deaths over the last decade, I just hope that it does not mean also the decrease in awareness of people in matters of law.
