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Pedestrian fatalities in darkness: What do we know, and what can be done?

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  • Sanders, Rebecca L.
  • Schneider, Robert J.
  • Proulx, Frank R.

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An alarming, consistent increase in U.S. pedestrian fatalities since 2009 culminated in a 28-year high of 6,283 pedestrians killed in 2018. Yet these numbers obscure a second alarming trend: 75% of pedestrian fatalities occur in darkness, and nearly 90% of the increase in pedestrian fatalities from 2009 to 2018 occurred in darkness.

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  • Sanders, Rebecca L. & Schneider, Robert J. & Proulx, Frank R., 2022. "Pedestrian fatalities in darkness: What do we know, and what can be done?," Transport Policy, Elsevier, vol. 120(C), pages 23-39.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:trapol:v:120:y:2022:i:c:p:23-39
    DOI: 10.1016/j.tranpol.2022.02.010
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