PEDESTRIAN SAFETY​

Everyone needs physical activity and walking is an ideal way to get it. Walking provides opportunities to exercise, feel connected with the community, and serves as a means of getting around. However, pedestrian safety is a growing public health concern with pedestrian fatalities at their highest rate in 30 years. 

WHY WE CARE

Pedestrian safety is a growing public health concern with pedestrian fatalities at their highest rate in 30 years. On average, a pedestrian is killed every 84 minutes, which equates to 17 people a day. Drivers who are distracted, impaired, speeding, or don’t follow the rules of the road pose a greater risk to pedestrians, as well as pedestrians who are distracted or crossing where drivers do not anticipate them entering the road.

Phone:

(858) 534-8386

Contact Us

treds.ucsd.edu/contact

Location

UC San Diego Family Medicine and Public Health 9500 Gilman Drive #8011 La Jolla, CA 92093-0811

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