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Interstates in U.S. dangerous for pedestrians, AAA study notes | The Kansas City Star The Kansas City Star

Submitted by Brent Hugh on Sun, 03/29/2015 - 1:59pm

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The AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety reports that pedestrian deaths on U.S. interstates make up a significant percentage of overall pedestrian fatalities, especially in Missouri. The March-April 2015 edition of AAA Midwest Traveler magazine quotes the report, saying an average of 515 pedestrians were struck and killed by vehicles on interstates each year from 1993 to 2012.

Those fatalities accounted for about 10 percent of all pedestrian deaths in the U.S. and 11.6 percent of all traffic fatalities on interstates.

“In Missouri, however, nearly one in four pedestrian deaths (or 25 percent) happened on an interstate highway in that time frame,” the report said. “Only Wyoming had a higher rate.”

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Interstates in U.S. dangerous for pedestrians, AAA study notes | The Kansas City Star The Kansas City Star

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