Decline in Pedestrian Deaths Follows Overall Drop in Traffic Deaths

The news about deaths on the nation’s highways continues to be positive with pedestrian deaths the latest to show a small reduction. Governors Highway Safety Association projected that pedestrian deaths dropped 4.33% in the first six months of 2023, a reduction of 153 deaths to 3,373. That follows a reduction of 0.35% in all road deaths in 2022 after two years of sharp increases during the pandemic. “There’s no one factor that caused this,” said Adam Snider, GHSA’s director of communications. “While it’s good to see some modest improvement, we have to do more.”

Decline in Pedestrian Deaths Follows Overall Drop in Traffic Deaths

Story by Ed Blazina
February 27, 2024