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Florida Pedestrians at Greatest Risk in Nation.


Posted on Oct 28, 2011

In the last 15 years, more than 76,000 Americans have been killed while crossing or walking along a street in their community. Nationwide, pedestrians account for nearly 12 percent of total traffic deaths.


Four Florida metropolitan areas ranked as the most dangerous places to walk in the country.  This according to a recent study "Dangerous by Design," conducted by the Surface Transportation Policy Partnership and Transportation by America.  Nationwide, of the ten most dangerous metropolitan areas, Florida cities rank in the top four: Orlando-Kissimmee, Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, and Jacksonville, respectively.

 

Researchers used 10 years of pedestrian fatality data and census figures to make their calculations relative to the percentage of residents walking to work, a ranking scale termed the "Pedestrian Danger Index" or PDI.


The Orlando-Kissimmee region was first out of 52 in the rankings of most dangerous pedestrian regions, with an annual fatality rate of 3 per 100,000 people.  In ranking 20 metro areas in Florida, Punta Gorda registered the highest PDI, and Gainesville the lowest, with 55.5.


Children, older adults, and racial and ethnic minorities suffered the highest pedestrian fatality rates, according to the report.  The majority of pedestrian fatalities occurred along "arterial" roadways, streets engineered for speeding traffic with little or no provision for pedestrians.


For more information:

Transportation for America - Dangerous by Design 2011


Ocala Accident Attorney urges Florida roadways be constructed with pedestrian safety in mind.

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