Pennsylvania is a risky place to go for a stroll, according to a new study.
Pedestrian traffic deaths rose during the first half of 2014 compared to the first six months of 2013,
Philadelphia Magazine reported.
The death toll rose in Pennsylvania by 21 percent from 53 to 74, while it dropped by 2 percent nationwide. Although the study does not break down numbers by individual cities, it does say that urban areas had more fatalities than suburban or rural areas.
But
the study, conducted by the Governors Highway Safety Association, did have some kind words to say about the Commonwealth.
At high-risk intersections in Pennsylvania, specially identified crossing guards are educating pedestrians of all ages about safe crossing practices, while police officers in Delaware are participating in education patrols – violators are stopped, educated and, in some cases, given items to increase their visibility.
According to the study, the most dangerous states in which to walk — accounting for 43 percent of all pedestrian deaths — are New York, Texas, California and Florida.
There also was a trend among time of day pedestrian deaths occurred — 70 percent of the deaths happened in the hours between 6 p.m. and 6 a.m.
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