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20% of People Killed in Traffic in Massachusetts in 2023 Were Pedestrians

20% of People Killed in Traffic in Massachusetts in 2023 Were Pedestrians In 2023, 346 people died in motor vehicle accidents in Massachusetts. That number includes 69 pedestrians. Though pedestrian fatalities decreased somewhat compared with 2022, the longer-term trend has been more stable. The average number of pedestrian fatalities per year across the most recent …

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Pedestrian Freeway Deaths are More Common Than You’d Think

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Pedestrian Freeway Deaths are More Common Than You’d Think Early in April, a Boston man was killed in a hit-and-run accident on I-93. Early reports indicated that police didn’t know why the victim was walking on the interstate. But, he wasn’t the first person to be struck by a car and killed on I-93 this …

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Avoiding Pedestrian Injuries and Fatalities

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The 2019 Dangerous by Design report from Smart Growth America (SGA) reveals a disturbing increase in pedestrian fatalities. More than 49,000 pedestrians were killed throughout the U.S. between 2008 and 2017. Across that 10-year period, the annual number of fatalities climbed from 4,414 to 5,977—an increase of more than 35%. By 2017, pedestrian deaths made …

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