Table 1 - Factors Relating to Pedestrian Fatalities: 2000
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Table 1 - Factors Relating to Pedestrian Fatalities: 2000
| Factors | Number |
|---|---|
| Improper crossing of roadway or intersection | 1,415 |
| Walking, playing, working, etc., in roadway | 1,214 |
| Failure to yield right-of-way | 680 |
| Darting or running into road | 612 |
| Not visible | 460 |
| Inattentive (talking, eating, etc.) | 124 |
| Failure to obey traffic signs, signals, or officer | 86 |
| Physical impairment | 84 |
| Ill, blackout | 22 |
| Emotional (e.g., depressed, angry, disturbed) | 21 |
| Getting on/off/in/out of vehicle | 21 |
| Mentally challenged | 17 |
| Pedestrian pushing vehicle | 11 |
| Other factors | 65 |
| Unknown | 81 |
NOTE: The sum of the numbers is greater than the total pedestrians killed as more than one factor may be present for the same pedestrian.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS) database, available at http://www-fars.nhtsa.dot.gov/, as of April 2002.