The goal is to make streets safer for motorists and pedestrians alike.

And what’s frightening is that out of the 25 traffic deaths in this period, 15 of them involved pedestrians....That means 60% of the fatalities involved pedestrians. That was the highest ratio of all the counties in the study.

It turns out that not only is New Jersey a bad place to be a pedestrian, it is the very worst state for pedestrians based on fatalities...The study said older pedestrians are more likely to die from injuries than younger pedestrians because the aging process makes

according to a study by a personal injury law firm Injured In Florida, New Jersey ranks 9th for most deadly intersections for pedestrians...Or is it mistakes the pedestrians themselves are making?

Do pedestrians in New York State always have the right-of-way? Simply put, no....Here are a few occasions where drivers have the right-of-way before pedestrians: Pedestrians can't just begin to cross if the

But just as dangerous is when pedestrians also get distracted....Let's start with who distracted pedestrians are.

is also expected to be devoted to ADA upgrades and the reconfiguration of sidewalk corners to better accommodate cyclists and pedestrians

So almost 1 in 6 pedestrians killed are being struck where we have stop signs and traffic signals....Whether in the hands of drivers or pedestrians they believe it’s contributing to the high numbers.

We back out of spaces into an area that can be busy with cross traffic and pedestrians in motion.