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Why Are Pedestrian Deaths at Epidemic Levels?
While the rest of the developed world has made progress in reducing the number of pedestrians killed by vehicles, America continues to move in the wrong direction. Author Angie Schmitt talks about root causes and solutions.
July 23, 2021 •
(absolut/Shutterstock) The United States is an extremely auto-centric nation. In even the most urban areas, it is often difficult to live without access to a personal automobile. Multi-lane highways cut through dense neighborhoods, dividing residents from amenities and turning a run to the convenience store into a death-defying race. For many Americans, this is just the way the world works.
Transit advocates praise choice of rider Roberta Duarte as Greater Cleveland RTA trustee Courtney Astolfi, cleveland.com
CLEVELAND, Ohio Cuyahoga County Council on Tuesday confirmed County Executive Armond Budish’s pick of Roberta Duarte as a board member for the Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority, a choice that drew a thumbs-up from transit advocates who want more rider representation on the board.
Duarte, a program manager at JumpStart Inc., will fill the vacancy left by Justin Bibb, whose term expired earlier this year amid his bid for Cleveland mayor. She was one of four trustee candidates recommended to Budish by advocacy group Clevelanders for Public Transit because she is a frequent RTA rider.
After a night with friends at a Las Vegas casino, she was dropped off at a nearby Walmart and planned to walk home. But Mihalik, 54, didn’t realize the area had no public transportation available. As a legally blind person, this presented a major issue, but she decided to get home by walking along the side of the road, which didn’t have a sidewalk.
Next thing she knew, she was in the hospital with six pelvic fractures. A vehicle had struck her from behind, and she didn’t wake up until the following morning. “I was happy to be alive,” Mihalik said.
Pedestrian deaths continue to rise in Texas
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HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) In Texas, pedestrian deaths continue to rise and now account for one in five of all traffic fatalities, according to data from the Texas Department of Transportation.
In 2019, 5,975 traffic crashes involving pedestrians happened in Texas, resulting in 669 deaths, a 5% increase in deaths over the previous year.
The main causes, according to crash reports from law enforcement, are pedestrians who fail to follow traffic safety laws and are hit while crossing the street, motorists failing to yield the right of way, driving distracted or speeding. Alcohol is also a common factor.