A pedestrian is defined as any person not in or upon a motor vehicle or other vehicle. In 2006, 4,784 pedestrians were killed in traffic crashes in the United States — a decrease of 12 percent from the 5,449 pedestrians killed in 1996. On average, a pedestrian is killed in a traffic crash every 110 minutes and injured in a traffic crash every 9 minutes. There were 61,000 pedestrians injured in traffic crashes in 2006. Most pedestrian fatalities in 2006 occurred in urban areas (74%), at non-intersection locations (79%), in normal weather conditions (90%), and at night (69%). More than two-thirds (70%) of the pedestrians killed in 2006 were males. In 2006, the male pedestrian fatality rate per 100,000 population was 2.24 — more than double the rate for females (0.95 per 100,000 population). In 2006, the male pedestrian injury rate per 100,000 population was 23, compared with 17 for females. (Author/publisher)
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