Atlanta Pedestrian Fatalities on the Rise
While the overall number of automobile and car accidents in the metro Atlanta region declined by as much as 14% over the past ten years, the number of pedestrian accident fatalities actually increased. Those statistics concern this Atlanta Newnan Peachtree City Wrongful Death Lawyer.
The information comes from a report Dangerous by Design by Transportation for America. According to the report, the metro Atlanta region including Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta ranks as one of the top twenty most dangerous areas for pedestrians in the country.
This area was ranked #11 with 798 pedestrian accident fatalities between 2000 and 2009. The average number of annual pedestrian accident fatalities here was 71 in 2000, but spiked to 94 by 2004. In 2009, the average number of pedestrian fatalities had stabilized at 77, an increase over a decade. This increase was seen during a time of decline in overall traffic accident fatalities.
Some groups of pedestrians seem to be at much greater risk. Pedestrians over 65 are much more likely to be killed than younger people. The report also highlights the different safety concerns involving Hispanics and black communities, as well as people belonging to lower-income groups. The higher death rates among minority and lower income groups are generally thought to be related to the higher volume of pedestrian traffic in these groups.
