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Is the Safety Of Louisiana Pedestrians Getting Better or Worse?

Things certainly look better, according to a nationwide study on pedestrian accidents.

4,378 pedestrians were killed in traffic crashes in 2008, a 16 percent decrease from the 5,228 fatalities in 1998.

The decrease is much better than the reduction in car accidents over the same period (9.8 percent). Still, pedestrian accidents are a worrying occurrence considering the high number of injured pedestrians, estimated at 69,000 in 2008.

Pedestrians in Louisiana can benefit from the detailed information supplied by the national study on pedestrian crashes. Some excerpts:

Older pedestrians (aged 65 or more) are more likely to die in accidents, accounting for 18 percent of all fatalities and only 10 percent of all injured pedestrians;
Children aged 15 and younger accounted for 7 percent of the pedestrian fatalities and 22 percent of all injured pedestrians;
Nearly one half (48%) of all pedestrian fatalities occurred on Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
Alcohol is a big factor: of the pedestrians killed in fatal accidents 36 percent had a blood alcohol concentration (BAC) of 0.08 or higher.
70 percent of the pedestrians killed were males. The male pedestrian fatality rate per 100,000 people was 2.04, more than double the rate for females (0.86). The discrepancy is much smaller for the injury rate, 24 per 100,000 for males and 21 for females.

Pedestrians should reflect on these statistics and realize that men, women and children are very vulnerable when surrounded by traffic. A few rules all should remember:

Be very careful at crosswalks, and do not presume approaching drivers have seen you and plan to stop.
When you cross a street or road, don't do it while talking or fumbling with a phone. Distracted walking is dangerous too.
At intersections, beware of cars turning into the crosswalk from behind you.
Increase your visibility at night by carrying flashlight and wearing reflective clothing.
If you must walk on the road, always do it on your left side, facing traffic.

If you have been involved in a pedestrian accident, contact the pedestrian accident attorneys of the Young Firm in New Orleans immediately for a free, no commitment evaluation of your case.