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Re: Data for BOB2-Thank, that aactually kind of reinforces what I said.
Author: BOB2
Date: 09-01-2018 - 15:06
Sod where is this huge increase in VMT that has created this mayhem? Actual auto fatlity rates per VMT have continue to fall, and totals have only barely crept up, and bike and pedestrian fatalities, have become a larger share. There has not been a larger increase in the share of these, due to an actual increase. So in that data about gun deaths and auto deaths, where is this huge increase?
How many pedestrians are killed and injured?
Quick facts:
Pedestrian deaths in 2006: 4,795
Pedestrian deaths in 2015: 5,376 (NHTSA Traffic Safety Facts)
Change in pedestrian fatalities between 2006 and 2015: 12.1 percent increase
Estimated pedestrian injuries in 2006: 61,000 (NOTE: NO SOURCE FOR ESTIMATE)
Estimated pedestrian injuries in 2015: 70,000 (NHTSA Traffic Safety Facts) (NOTE the CDC reports much higher ER admissions during this period)
Change in estimated pedestrian injuries between 2006 and 2015: 14.8 percent increase
The total cost of pedestrian injury among children ages 14 and younger is $5.2 billion per year (Pedestrian and Pedalcyclist Injury Costs in the United States by Age and Injury Severity).
You seem to confuse the nearly 60% increase in the pedestrian "share" of total highway deaths with the 12% actual increase in the total.... Calculus can be used to make things "look" bigger, than they actually are, too.....
Who is getting killed in pedestrian crashes?
A detailed breakdown of the age, gender, and location of pedestrian crash victims is available from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) fact sheets. Some of the more noteworthy trends or numbers are:
70 percent of pedestrian killed in 2014 were males.
Almost three out of every four pedestrian fatalities occur in urban areas (73 percent).
More than a quarter (26 percent) of all pedestrian fatalities occurred between 6 and 8:59 p.m.
47 is the average age of pedestrians killed in 2014, and 37 is the average age of those injured in 2014.
34 percent of pedestrians killed had a blood alcohol concentration of 0.08 g/dL or higher.
14 percent of drivers in a pedestrian crash had a blood alcohol concentration of 0.08 g/dL or higher.
California (697), Florida (588), and Texas (476) lead the nation in total pedestrian fatalities., is
As to the rate of geezer hits, while fatalities among geezer pedestrians like me are 19%, the rate of hospital admissions was said to be only 13%, showing that we may be slower, but have way more sense....?
And, as to gun deaths, around 90% are 1/3 homicide. and 2/3 suicides, and since this is about EVIL KILLER SMART....at least most of those don't affect the folks on the train....
How many pedestrians are killed and injured?
Quick facts:
Pedestrian deaths in 2006: 4,795
Pedestrian deaths in 2015: 5,376 (NHTSA Traffic Safety Facts)
Change in pedestrian fatalities between 2006 and 2015: 12.1 percent increase
Estimated pedestrian injuries in 2006: 61,000 (NOTE: NO SOURCE FOR ESTIMATE)
Estimated pedestrian injuries in 2015: 70,000 (NHTSA Traffic Safety Facts) (NOTE the CDC reports much higher ER admissions during this period)
Change in estimated pedestrian injuries between 2006 and 2015: 14.8 percent increase
The total cost of pedestrian injury among children ages 14 and younger is $5.2 billion per year (Pedestrian and Pedalcyclist Injury Costs in the United States by Age and Injury Severity).
You seem to confuse the nearly 60% increase in the pedestrian "share" of total highway deaths with the 12% actual increase in the total.... Calculus can be used to make things "look" bigger, than they actually are, too.....
Who is getting killed in pedestrian crashes?
A detailed breakdown of the age, gender, and location of pedestrian crash victims is available from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) fact sheets. Some of the more noteworthy trends or numbers are:
70 percent of pedestrian killed in 2014 were males.
Almost three out of every four pedestrian fatalities occur in urban areas (73 percent).
More than a quarter (26 percent) of all pedestrian fatalities occurred between 6 and 8:59 p.m.
47 is the average age of pedestrians killed in 2014, and 37 is the average age of those injured in 2014.
34 percent of pedestrians killed had a blood alcohol concentration of 0.08 g/dL or higher.
14 percent of drivers in a pedestrian crash had a blood alcohol concentration of 0.08 g/dL or higher.
California (697), Florida (588), and Texas (476) lead the nation in total pedestrian fatalities., is
As to the rate of geezer hits, while fatalities among geezer pedestrians like me are 19%, the rate of hospital admissions was said to be only 13%, showing that we may be slower, but have way more sense....?
And, as to gun deaths, around 90% are 1/3 homicide. and 2/3 suicides, and since this is about EVIL KILLER SMART....at least most of those don't affect the folks on the train....
