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Safe Streets for Adults

Safe Streets for Adults. #LookAliveLouisville. PURPOSE: The purpose of this presentation is to provide pedestrian safety information to both people driving cars and people who are walking our city streets. Pre-Test. The majority of pedestrian crashes involve which age group? A. 1-25

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Safe Streets for Adults

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  1. Safe Streets for Adults #LookAliveLouisville

  2. PURPOSE: The purpose of this presentation is to provide pedestrian safety information to both people driving cars and people who are walking our city streets.

  3. Pre-Test • The majority of pedestrian crashes involve which age group? A. 1-25 B. 25-54 C. 54-74 D.75+ 2. What is the leading motorist factor in pedestrian crashes? A. drinking B. inattention C. failure to yield D. running into the roadway 3. If there is no sidewalk where do you walk? A. on the right side of the road facing away from traffic B. on the left side of the road facing traffic

  4. Pre-Test 4. How can you ensure that drivers are paying attention when you walk across the street? • make eye contact • wait for the crossing signal • walk only in the crosswalk 5. Pedestrians struck at 40 miles per hour have ___% chance of dying? • 20 • 60 • 90

  5. Pre-Test 6. What is the leading pedestrian factor in crashes with pedestrians where a fatality occurs? • walking in the road • dark clothing at night • darting into the roadway

  6. Pedestrian Safety Action Plan Background

  7. Pedestrian Crashes by Age 2006-2014 Source: Kentucky Collision Analysis for the Public 49% of crashes involve pedestrians who are 25-54 years old

  8. Pedestrian Fatalities by Age 2006-2014 Source: Kentucky Collision Analysis for the Public

  9. Crash Factors and Statistics Motorist Factors

  10. Crash Factors and Statistics Yield to pedestrians Don’t text and Drive

  11. Crash Factors and Statistics Pedestrian Factors

  12. Crash Factors and Statistics Darting into Roadway Dark clothing Walking in roadway

  13. Fatality Factors and Statistics Motorist Factors

  14. Fatality Factors and Statistics Pedestrian Factors

  15. Fatality Factors and Statistics

  16. Fatality Factors and Statistics

  17. Post-Test • The majority of pedestrian crashes involve which age group? A. 1-25 B. 25-54 C. 54-74 D.75+ 2. What is the leading factor in pedestrian & motorist crashes? A. drinking B. inattention C. failure to yield D. running into the roadway 3. If there is no sidewalk where do you walk? A. on the right side of the road facing away from traffic B. on the left side of the road facing traffic

  18. Post-Test 4. How can you ensure that drivers are paying attention when you cross the street? • make eye contact • wait for the crossing • signal • walk only in the crosswalk 5. Pedestrians struck at 40 miles per hour have ___% chance of dying? • 20 • 60 • 90

  19. Post-Test 6. What is the leading pedestrian factor in crashes with pedestrians where a fatality occurs? • walking in the road • dark clothing at night • darting into the roadway

  20. Safe Streets for Adults Thank you! https://louisvilleky.gov/government/public-works/look-alive-louisville #LookAliveLouisville

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