2008 Traffic Safety Facts of Pedestrian Accidents

Date: February 4, 2011, 1/4/2011
Event: Pedestrian Accident | Pedestrian Accident Attorney Douglasville

According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), in 2008, 4,378 pedestrians were killed in car accidents in the United States. Every two hours a pedestrian is killed in a traffic accident and injured in an accident every eight minutes. In 2008, 69,000 pedestrians were injured in car accidents. Alcohol is a contributing factor in forty-eight percent of traffic accidents, either the driver or pedestrian.

Georgia Pedestrian Accident Statistics

Pedestrian Deaths in 2008: 146 (NHTSA Traffic Safety Facts)
Total Traffic Fatalities: 1,493 (NHTSA Traffic Safety Facts)

Pedestrian Safety Reminders:

● All drivers operating a vehicle are required to yield the right of way to pedestrians crossing streets in marked and unmarked crosswalks.
● If possible, cross the street at a designated crosswalk to prevent an accident.
● To walk on a sidewalk is much safer, but if you walk in the street, walk always facing traffic.

Questions of liability can arise in pedestrian accidents. Murphy & Associates, LLC, handles pedestrian accidents throughout the State of Georgia. If you or a loved one has been injured in a pedestrian accident, please contact an experienced Lithia Springs Pedestrian Accident Attorney, at (770) 577-3020. We offer of a FREE consultation with no obligation.