2007 Benchmarking Report - Alliance for Biking & Walking

Bicycling & Walking in the U.S./ Thunderhead Alliance 2007
CURRENT STATUS OF WALKING
Pedestrian Mode Share & Safety in 50 States
1.2
Pedestrian Safety in 50 States
States are shaded darker for higher walking levels.
Numbers indicate pedestrian fatalities per 10,000 pedestrians.
1.1
2.5
1.6
1.6
1.3
2
2.3
1.3
2.6
0.8
1
3.4
2
1.2
1.4
1.4
1.7
2.4
2.8
5.4
2.2
2.5
3.7
3.6
1.7
3.2
3.5
0.8
1 1.4
0.9 1.3
2
0.9 1.5
1.2 1.6
1.1
1.9
1.9 4.7
1.8
1.6
2.5
3.3
2.8
5.2
3.3 3.4
4.8
percent of trips to
work % trips by to foot work on foot
1.20 - 1.61
1.62 - 2.29
2.30 - 3.78
3.79 - 6.57
42
Sources: NHTS (2001-2002), ACS (2005), FARS (2003-2005)
Southern states rank
highest for pedestrian
Sources: NHTS, FARS, ACS 2005
fatalities.
FOR THIS ILLUSTRATION THE THREE YEAR AVERAGE NUMBER OF pedestrians
killed was divided by the total number of pedestrians to find the pedestrian fatality rate
(number in red). States are shaded based on the percent of trips to work by foot in increasing
darkness. In general, southern U.S. states have the lowest rates of walking and
Number in re indicates Pedestrian Risk of Death, per 10,000 pedestrians
the highest rates of pedestrian fatalities.