Pedestrian Safety Tips

September 15, 2012 /24-7PressRelease/ -- In 2010, an average of 12 pedestrians died every day in traffic accidents, for a total of 4,280 pedestrian accident fatalities for the year. In an effort to reduce the number of pedestrian accidents, the city of Appleton, Wisconsin, in partnership with Lawrence University, has added two new crosswalks with flashing lights on College Avenue.

Groups at Risk

Men are killed in pedestrian accidents more often than women. Fatal pedestrian accidents occur more often in urban areas, and the majority of pedestrian accidents, 70 percent, occur between 4:00 p.m. and 4:00 a.m. Also, alcohol is involved in about 48 percent of traffic crashes in which a pedestrian is killed -- and it's usually the pedestrian who has consumed alcohol.