NPR: pedestrian https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=133774923 pedestrian en Copyright 2024 NPR - For Personal Use Only Story API Shim 1.2.24 Sun, 15 Jun 2025 00:15:24 -0400 https://media.npr.org/images/podcasts/primary/npr_generic_image_300.jpg?s=200 NPR: pedestrian https://www.npr.org/tags/133774923/pedestrian Pedestrian Deaths Reach Highest Level In Decades, Report Says A safety group estimates 6,227 pedestrians were killed in motor vehicle crashes in 2018 — a 4 percent increase over 2017 and the highest mortality rate since 1990. Thu, 28 Feb 2019 20:03:27 -0500 https://www.npr.org/2019/02/28/699195211/pedestrian-deaths-reach-highest-level-in-decades-report-says https://www.npr.org/2019/02/28/699195211/pedestrian-deaths-reach-highest-level-in-decades-report-says A safety group estimates 6,227 pedestrians were killed in motor vehicle crashes in 2018 — a 4 percent increase over 2017 and the highest mortality rate since 1990.

]]> Vanessa Romo Pedestrian Fatalities Remain At 25-Year High For Second Year In A Row In 2015 and 2016, the number of pedestrians killed in the U.S. increased significantly. In 2017, the number held steady at nearly 6,000 estimated fatalities, according to a new report. Wed, 28 Feb 2018 17:55:16 -0500 https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2018/02/28/589453431/pedestrian-fatalities-remain-at-25-year-high-for-second-year-in-a-row https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2018/02/28/589453431/pedestrian-fatalities-remain-at-25-year-high-for-second-year-in-a-row

In 2015 and 2016, the number of pedestrians killed in the U.S. increased significantly. In 2017, the number held steady at nearly 6,000 estimated fatalities, according to a new report.

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]]> Camila Domonoske Distraction, On Street And Sidewalk, Helps Cause Record Pedestrian Deaths The number of pedestrians killed in traffic jumped 11 percent in 2016, the highest year-over-year increase — in terms of percentage and total number of fatalities — since data has been collected. Thu, 30 Mar 2017 22:02:00 -0400 https://www.npr.org/2017/03/30/522085503/2016-saw-a-record-increase-in-pedestrian-deaths https://www.npr.org/2017/03/30/522085503/2016-saw-a-record-increase-in-pedestrian-deaths The number of pedestrians killed in traffic jumped 11 percent in 2016, the highest year-over-year increase — in terms of percentage and total number of fatalities — since data has been collected.

]]> David Schaper Your Workout Data Might Be Helping Cities Build Safer Streets As more people bike, cities are working on ways to keep them safe alongside cars. Now, transportation planners are turning to data from apps that cyclists and runners use to track themselves. Sat, 07 May 2016 08:31:00 -0400 https://www.npr.org/sections/alltechconsidered/2016/05/07/476651753/your-workout-data-might-be-helping-cities-build-safer-streets https://www.npr.org/sections/alltechconsidered/2016/05/07/476651753/your-workout-data-might-be-helping-cities-build-safer-streets

As more people bike, cities are working on ways to keep them safe alongside cars. Now, transportation planners are turning to data from apps that cyclists and runners use to track themselves.

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