Health
A growing pedestrian safety crisis: Speed, short lights and SUVs are worsening a health epidemic
It's an epidemic of a different kind.
Sep 17, 2020
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News tagged with pedestrian traffic
Health
Why US cities are becoming more dangerous for cyclists and pedestrians
As cities strive to improve the quality of life for their residents, many are working to promote walking and biking. Such policies make sense, since they can, in the long run, lead to less traffic, cleaner air and healthier ...
Feb 20, 2019
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Health informatics
US roadway deaths marked small decline in 2022
Traffic deaths are down on U.S. roadways, but the small drop pales in comparison to the surging rate of recent years.
Apr 21, 2023
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Health
As pedestrian's age rises, so does odds of dying in traffic accident
(HealthDay)—Elderly pedestrians face a much higher risk of being killed in a traffic accident than the young do, a new government report finds.
Apr 18, 2013
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Health
US highway deaths fall in 2018 for second straight year
The U.S. government's road safety agency says traffic deaths fell by a small amount for the second straight year.
Oct 22, 2019
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Health
Pedestrian deaths surged in 2015, early data suggests
Pedestrian deaths surged by an estimated 10 percent last year as the economy improved, the price of gas plunged and motorists put more miles behind the wheel than ever before, according to an analysis of preliminary state ...
Mar 8, 2016
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Live public street cams are tracking social distancing
With advanced computer vision models and live public street cam video, a University of Michigan startup is tracking social distancing behaviors in real time at some of the most visited places in the world.
Apr 9, 2020
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Health
Indian pedestrian, motorcycle deaths likely much higher than government data suggest
Official government statistics on traffic deaths in southwest India significantly misrepresented the number of pedestrian and motorcycle deaths in the region over a two-year period, casting doubt on the reliability of that ...
Jul 28, 2016
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Health
Danger afoot: US pedestrian deaths at highest level in 41 years
More than 7,500 people were killed last year after being struck by vehicles while walking along or across U.S. roadways—the most pedestrian deaths in more than four decades, according to a new report.
Jun 22, 2023
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