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The Good News: Pedestrian Fatalities Are Down: The Bad News: It's Not Due To Good Road Design

The Good News: Pedestrian Fatalities Are Down: The Bad News: It's Not Due To Good Road Design

To continue to reverse this trend, Ohio needs to shift our focus away from roads designed exclusively for cars and instead be motived to safety accommodate those who cannot afford the cost of an automobile and need to access work and sustenance on these busy roadways. 

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Report: Pedestrian Fatality Rates Hit 10 Year High in Ohio, Nationally

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Report: Pedestrian Fatality Rates Hit 10 Year High in Ohio, Nationally

The increase in fatalities for the first six months of 2021 follows the trend that began in 2020, which saw a spike in pedestrian fatalities after two previous years of decline, according to preliminary figures released last fall by the NHTSA. That

USDOT Sets Aim at Reducing Road Deaths as Latest Goal

USDOT Sets Aim at Reducing Road Deaths as Latest Goal

The new policy will be important for Ohio, which reversed a four year trend last year, experiencing an increase in the number of pedestrian-related crashes last year, while at the same time continuing the trend of an increase in the number of fatal accidents (up for the second year in a row following a three-year decline).

Smart Growth America: Roads Remain Dangerous by Design in Newest Report Edition

Smart Growth America: Roads Remain Dangerous by Design in Newest Report Edition

Dangerous by Design relies on state pedestrian crash data, which is processed and released by the federal government. This data has only been released through 2019, meaning that there is no nationwide, pedestrian-specific data for 2020, a year which saw a 13% decrease in driving overall.

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