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IN MOTOR VEHICLE CRASHES IN 2022
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IN MOTOR VEHICLE CRASHES IN 2022
Pedestrian Safety
In 2022, 7,522 pedestrians died in motor vehicle crashes. Compared to the recorded all-time low of pedestrian fatalities in 2009, pedestrian fatalities are up 83%. Of those killed, 188 were children 14 years of age or younger. This total is the highest since 1981 when 7,837 pedestrians died in traffic crashes. In the same year, there were an estimated 67,336 pedestrians injured including 6,946 children 14 and younger. (NHTSA)
Bicyclist Safety & Other Pedalcyclists Safety
In 2022, 1,105 bicyclist and other pedalcyclists were killed, accounting for 2.6% of all traffic fatalities that year. This represents a 13% increase in pedalcyclists killed over 2021. 56 of them were children. In the same year, an estimated 46,195 pedalcyclists were injured, an 11% increase over 2021. (NHTSA)