Almost 3,000 Pedestrians Struck by Michigan Cars

Don't let your child, family or friends become a statistic. The famous sidewalks of the Old West Side should be safe for walking. Pedestrians should not walk in fear.

• 2,727 pedestrians involved in motor vehicles crashes, with 141 pedestrians killed and 2,308 injured.
Children under 16 years of age accounted for 12 (16.4%) of the pedestrian deaths in 2004.
Adults over the age of 54 accounted for 41 (29.3%) of the pedestrian deaths in 2004.
(Source: Office of Highway Safety Planning).

Are you taking your life into your hands when crossing the street?

Nationwide, there were 4,641 pedestrian fatalities in 2004, and 68,000 pedestrians injured in traffic crashes. On average, a pedestrian is killed in a traffic crash every 113 minutes and injured in a traffic crash every 8 minutes. Pedestrian deaths accounted for 12 percent of all traffic fatalities and four percent of all injuries in traffic crashes. In 2004, 725 bicyclists were killed and an additional 41,000 were injured in traffic crashes. On average, a bicyclist is killed every 12 hours and injured every 13 minutes in a traffic crash. Bicyclist deaths accounted for two percent of all traffic fatalities, and bicyclist made up one percent of all people injured in traffic crashes during the year. (Source: NHTSA – Traffic Safety Facts 2004 Data).

Goals

SOS's goals:

* Change community attitudes to favor pedestrians and cyclists
* Increase walking and other pedestrian activity
* Preserve the pedestrian-friendly communities of Ann Arbor
* Advance the equitable use of transportation funds
* Reduce the risk to pedestrians and cyclists of injury and death