Pedestrian Statistics
This information is compiled and maintained by the Illinois Department of Transportation or the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. It is available on our web site as a service to you.
Illinois in 2007:
- There were 171 pedestrian fatalities in Illinois.
Nationally in 2007
- 4,654 pedestrians were killed and 70,000 injured in traffic crashes.
- An average of one pedestrian is killed in a traffic crash every 113 minutes and one is injured every 8 minutes.
- Alcohol was involved (either for the driver or the pedestrian) in 49% of the traffic crashes that resulted in pedestrian fatalities. Of the pedestrians involved, 35% were intoxicated with a BAC of .08 or greater.
- Children age 15 and younger accounted for 8 percent of the pedestrian fatalities and older persons (age 70+) accounted for 16 percent of all pedestrian fatalities.
- Nearly one half (48%) of all pedestrian fatalities occurred on Friday (16%), Saturday (17%) and Sunday (15%).
- Thirty-six percent (36%) of the 354 young (under age 16) pedestrian fatalities occurred in crashes between 3 p.m. and 7 p.m.
Bicycle Statistics
This information is compiled and maintained by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. It is available on our web site as a service to you.
Illinois in 2007:
- There were 18 bicyclists killed in traffic fatalities.
Nationally in 2007:
- There were 698 bicyclists killed and 43,000 were injured.
- The average age of a bicyclist killed was 40.
- Individuals under age 16 accounted for 15% of all bicyclists killed and 29% of those injured in traffic crashes.
- 15% of the bicyclists killed in traffic crashes were between 5 and 15 years old.
- Alcohol was involved in more than one-third of the bicyclist fatalities.
- 72% of bicycle deaths occurred in urban areas, and 64% occurred at non-intersection locations.
- Bicyclists fatalities are more likely to occur in the months of June and September between the hours of 5:00pm and 9:00pm.
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