Share to Facebook Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin New Mexico was number one in a new ranking of the deadliest states for walkers, and is getting worse ...
[+] faster than any other state. Smart Growth America The vast majority of states in this country – 96% – have gotten more deadly over time for walkers, and all but two of the 20 most deadly are getting worse. New Mexico was number one in the ranking, as the death rate increased 65% over the last decade and is getting worse faster than any other state.
Delaware and Nevada saw improvements, but the other 18 states on the top 20 list of deadliest states are growing more deadly. Those are the highlights of a new report ranking pedestrian deaths from 2018 to 2022 in all 50 states, released on Wednesday by Smart Growth America , a nonprofit organization. “Which state you live in impacts your risk of getting hit and killed by a vehicle while walking,” Beth Osborne, vice president of transportation and thriving communities for Smart Growth America, said in a statement.
“We know that design has a huge impact on how people drive.” “Speed reduction and better road design can make our roads safer,” Osborne added. “And that's what makes this maddening, because not only do we fail to implement these types of measures, we often make it hard for those designing a roadway to enact these kinds of interventions that we know will make people safer.
” The data in “ Dangerous by Design 2024: State of the States ” resea.
