Analyzing Delawares Pedestrian Fatalities Presented by Delaware Office of Highway Safety Richard Klepner Data and Program Analyst May 5 2016 RichardKlepnerstatedeus Delaware Office of Highway Safety ID: 593892
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Walking Through the Data: Analyzing Delaware’s Pedestrian Fatalities
Presented by Delaware Office of Highway SafetyRichard KlepnerData and Program Analyst May 5, 2016
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National Pedestrian Fatalities
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19%
Since
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National Pedestrian Fatality Trends
6% increase in fatalities (in the first 6 months) of 2015Compared to same time in 201426 states and Washington D.C. reported increases10% increase (projected) in pedestrian fatalities 201515% of overall fatalities39% of pedestrians had alcohol in their system when killed (2014) Richard.Klepner@state.de.us Delaware Office of Highway Safety (302) 744-2743Slide4
Nat’l Pedestrian Fatalities Trends (cont.)
72% were in dark conditions69% Non-intersectionMales killed in crashed – 2x that of females Richard.Klepner@state.de.us Delaware Office of Highway Safety (302) 744-2743Slide5
Issues With the DataData provides a good picture of
WhoWhatWhereWhenNOT the WHY of fatality crashesUnderlying causes may be missedNot all actions are represented equallyOnly one action can be shown in a crash report and often compete with each other Richard.Klepner@state.de.us Delaware Office of Highway Safety (302) 744-2743Slide6
Delaware Pedestrian Fatalities
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Overall Picture - FatalitiesSince 2012, 119 pedestrian fatalities, including 36 in 2015.
48% occur between 8 PM and 2 AM67% killed were between the ages of 30-6472% in New Castle CountyOnly 13% of fatality crashes occur at intersections Richard.Klepner@state.de.us Delaware Office of Highway Safety (302) 744-2743Slide8
Overall Picture – Fatalities (cont.)79% occurred in dark conditions
54% in unlit conditionsSaturday is the highest day for pedestrian crashesSunday the lowest Richard.Klepner@state.de.us Delaware Office of Highway Safety (302) 744-2743Slide9
Where are Fatal Crashes?Multi-lane, high speed roadways
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Pedestrian Actions Contributing
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Pedestrian Under the Influence
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Speed Limit of Pedestrian Fatal Crashes
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Pedestrian In A Crosswalk
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Beach Area Pedestrian Crashes (2012-2013)
Beach Area Pedestrian Crashes (2014-2015)Slide20
SummaryDelaware is not the only state seeing increases in pedestrian fatalities
Still some missing pieces within the data.The pedestrian threats:Not in a crosswalkPedestrian is under the influenceWalking/crossing high speed, multilane highwaysWalking without reflective materials in dark – unlit conditions Richard.Klepner@state.de.us Delaware Office of Highway Safety (302) 744-2743Slide21
Sources
Delaware State Police, Annual Statistical Report http://dsp.delaware.gov/reports.shtmlDelaware Department of Transportation; Crash Analysis Reporting System (CARS)National Highway Traffic Safety Administration; Fatal Analysis Reporting System (FARS) http://www-fars.nhtsa.dot.gov/People/PeoplePedestrians.aspxRetting, Richard, Rothenberg, Heather; Pedestrian Traffic Fatalities by State: 2015 Preliminary Data; Governors Highway Safety Association http://www.ghsa.org/files/pubs/spotlights/spotlight_ped2015.pdf Richards, D.C.,
Relationship between Speed and Risk of Fatal Injury: Pedestrians and Car Occupants. Sept. 2010 http://nacto.org/docs/usdg/relationship_between_speed_risk_fatal_injury_pedestrians_and_car_occupants_richards.pdf
NHTSA,
Quick Facts 2014
, March 2016
http://
www-nrd.nhtsa.dot.gov/Pubs/812234.pdf
Pictures from WHYY video B-Roll provided to Summit
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