#pedestrianfatalities — Public Fediverse posts

Taller hoods are a major contributor to crashes that kill pedestrians.

"More evidence is piling up that extra-tall vehicle hoods, increasingly common on American trucks and SUVs, are more dangerous to pedestrians."

"...Data from the 1990s found that a pedestrian hit by a light truck was two to three times more likely to be killed, with another study finding that light trucks were twice as likely to injure a pedestrian than a car, especially at low speed.” >>
https://www.planetizen.com/news/2024/01/127196-study-zeroes-dangers-taller-vehicles
#pedestrians #cars #SUVS #PickupTrucks #PedestrianFatalities #PedestrianDeaths #regulation
Image: Tall vehicle hood mingling with toddler and pram, Bellingen

A Galveston police officer struck and killed a pedestrian while driving to work early Friday morning, according to city and county officials on the island southeast of Houston.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/local/galveston/2024/05/17/487897/galveston-police-officer-kills-pedestrian-in-early-morning-crash/

#Galveston #LawEnforcement #Local #News #GalvestonCountySheriffSOffice #GalvestonPoliceDepartment #PedestrianDeaths #PedestrianFatalities

Unsafe street conditions in Houston are not only resulting in fatalities and serious injuries among children, but they may also be contributing to kids’ physical and mental health problems, according to a Rice University study.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/public-safety/2024/03/13/480499/houston-street-conditions-contribute-to-fatalities-as-well-as-health-problems-among-children-study-finds/

#Houston #Infrastructure #Local #News #PublicSafety #Transportation #BakerInstituteForPublicPolicy #BikeHouston #LINKHouston #PedestrianFatalities #RiceUniversity #TrafficFatalities

Translation: your great big vehicle is stupid and deadly.
#PedestrianFatalities #CarsKill #AmericaIsUniquelyDangerous
https://www.vox.com/23784549/pedestrian-deaths-traffic-safety-fatalities-governors-association

OP-ED | Hoboken Shows Street Violence Not Inevitable
Author: Kerri Ana Provost

https://ctnewsjunkie.com/2023/01/03/op-ed-hoboken-shows-street-violence-not-inevitable/

#EditorialCartoons #Hartford #Opinion #PublicSafety #RepublishedwithpermissionfromCagleCartoons #Transportation #WestHartford #400pTuesday #AdamZyglis #CagleCartoons #editorialcartoons #Extra #pedestriandeaths #pedestrianfatalities #pedestriansafety #publicsafety #SafeStreets #stnpromo