Incomplete Streets (US)

25% of walking trips take place on roads without sidewalks or shoulders.
Bike lanes are available for only about 5 % of bicycle trips.

The top two complaints of pedestrians and bicyclists are the lack of sidewalks and bikeways – essentially, incomplete streets.

9% of all tripsare made by foot or bicycle.
More than 13% of all traffic fatalities are bicyclists or pedestrians
52% want to bicycle more, and 55% would prefer to drive less and walk more.

About 33% do not drive, so complete streets are essential for children and elderly people, as well as people who use wheelchairs, have vision impairments, or simply cannot afford a car.

Installing raised medians and redesigning intersections and sidewalks reduces pedestrian risk by 28%.
www.completestreets.org

Who, When, Where Died (US, 2006)

Gender
- 69% of pedestrians killed were males, a proportion that has varied little since 1975.

Alcohol
- 54% of pedestrians 16 and older killed in nighttime (9pm - 6am) crashes had blood alcohol concentrations (BACs) at or above 0.08 %, compared to 23% during the day (6am - 9pm).

Where
- 72% of pedestrian deaths occurred in urban areas, up from 59% in 1975.
- 36% of pedestrian deaths among people 70 and older occurred at intersections, compared with 21% for those younger than 70.
- 72% of pedestrian deaths occurred on major roads, including interstates and freeways.
- In urban areas, 54% of pedestrian deaths occurred on roads with speed limits of 40 mph or less; in rural areas 24% of deaths occurred on such roads.

When
- 46% of fatal pedestrian motor vehicle collisions occurred between 6 pm and midnight.
- The greatest proportion of pedestrian deaths occurred on Saturday (17%) followed by Friday and Sunday (both 16%).

A lot of statistics and overviews for 2006 www.iihs.org