{"id":1748,"date":"2013-08-13T09:05:01","date_gmt":"2013-08-13T09:05:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.roadtrafficsigns.com\/blog\/?p=1748"},"modified":"2025-02-21T04:20:23","modified_gmt":"2025-02-21T09:20:23","slug":"dot-campaign-reminds-everyone-is-a-pedestrian","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.roadtrafficsigns.com/blog\/dot-campaign-reminds-everyone-is-a-pedestrian\/","title":{"rendered":"DOT campaign reminds: Everyone is a pedestrian"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It can be an intimidating time to be a pedestrian &#8211; new federal statistics for 2011 have revealed that fatalities are on the rise, with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nhtsa.gov\/road-safety\/pedestrian-safety\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">estimates<\/a>\u00a0pegging a \u201cpedestrian killed every two hours and injured every eight minutes in traffic crashes.\u201d Plus, seventy-five percent of pedestrian deaths were in urban areas, and 70 percent of the victims were at non-intersections, according to federal findings published by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/tanyamohn\/2013\/08\/06\/pedestrian-deaths-on-the-rise-new-website-offers-prevention-tips\/#6fcdc105c85c\">Forbes<\/a>. In response into these stats and general concern over pedestrian safety, last week the U.S. Department of Transit launched a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nhtsa.gov\/road-safety\/pedestrian-safety\">new awareness campaign<\/a>, \u201cEveryone is a Pedestrian.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1750\" style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.roadtrafficsigns.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/pedestrians-sign.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1750\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1750\" src=\"https:\/\/www.roadtrafficsigns.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/pedestrians-sign.jpg\" alt=\"Pedestrian crossing sign in Death Valley\" width=\"500\" height=\"334\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.roadtrafficsigns.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/pedestrians-sign.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.roadtrafficsigns.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/pedestrians-sign-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1750\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">This sign in Death Valley, CA proves the Department of Transportation&#8217;s point &#8211; there truly are pedestrians everywhere. From <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/loop_oh\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Rupert Ganzer<\/a>.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\u201cWhether you live in a city or a small town, and whether you drive a car, take the bus or ride a train, at some point in the day, everyone is a pedestrian,\u201d said Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx, in a statement. In addition to an educational website, the project will provide grant money totaling to be awarded to up to six of twenty-two potential cities with the highest rate of pedestrian deaths. The cities, which must apply for the funds, will use the project money to address \u201cpedestrian safety education and enforcement initiatives,\u201d according to <a style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\" href=\"https:\/\/usa.streetsblog.org\/2013\/08\/06\/u-s-dot-launches-everyone-is-a-pedestrian-campaign\">StreetsBlog<\/a>. Once awarded, the funds will be used on education and safety enforcement projects, but the specific initiatives funded will be determined by cities\u2019 individually-identified safety issues. According to the agency, frequent issues include speeding, and lack of yielding to passengers.<\/p>\n<p>The twenty-two cities include: Phoenix, Los Angeles, San Diego, San Francisco, Stockton, Washington, DC, Fort Lauderdale,; Jacksonville, Miami, Orlando, Atlanta, Louisville, New Orleans, St. Louis, Newark, New York City, Tulsa, Philadelphia, Dallas, Houston, Fort Worth, and San Antonio.<\/p>\n<p>As reported by StreetsBlog, the funded projects will likely include the following:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u201cA comprehensive education and enforcement activity that supports active infrastructure improvement projects.\u00a0 For example, having enforcement and education activities in areas surrounding re-painted crosswalks or newly-installed mid-block crosswalks.<\/li>\n<li>Improved data and analysis of pedestrian crashes to identify trends, high risk populations and high crash locations.<\/li>\n<li>Development and implementation of an education campaign focusing on the high risk groups identified through crash analysis.<\/li>\n<li>Deployment of enforcement operations in high crash locations (corridors and\/or intersections).<\/li>\n<li>Evaluation of the countermeasures used to reduce pedestrian deaths and injuries.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In addition to the grants, the new campaign\u2019s website also features children\u2019s educational materials, community resources (such as tips for making neighborhoods more walkable), handy research and statistics, and guidelines for developing a pedestrian safety plan, among other tools. The DOT, along with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) are joining forces on the initiative, noting: \u201cEveryone has different preferences when it comes to transportation, but there\u2019s one that all road users share\u2014everyone is a pedestrian. Unfortunately, pedestrians were one of the few groups of road users to experience an increase in fatalities in the United States in 2011, totaling 4,432 deaths.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1751\" style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.roadtrafficsigns.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Pedestrian-bridge.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1751\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1751\" src=\"https:\/\/www.roadtrafficsigns.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Pedestrian-bridge.jpg\" alt=\"Pedestrian bridge in Santa Barbara\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.roadtrafficsigns.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Pedestrian-bridge.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.roadtrafficsigns.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Pedestrian-bridge-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1751\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Six out of 22 cities will win funding for awareness initiatives to prevent pedestrian injuries. From <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/bike\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Richard Masoner<\/a>.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>NHTSA administrator David Strickland noted in a statement, \u201cWe continue to see high rates of pedestrian fatalities in major cities and across every demographic. To help stop the recent increase in deaths and injuries, we need everyone to play a role in pedestrian safety. Working with partners on the federal, state, local and individual level, we hope to turn this concerning trend around.<\/p>\n<p>The project is a good start, however, $2 million is a drop in the federal funding bucket, and the outreach has largely targeted pedestrians, rather than the drivers who injure or kill them. However, there was one positive piece of news to be gleaned from the statistics: though there was a three-percent rise in pedestrian fatalities in 2011 over 2010, there was a notable, seven-percent decrease in fatalities since 2002.<\/p>\n<div class=\"related-products\">\n<h3>Like this topic? 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