Archive for the ‘Pedestrians’ Category

Road Traffic Injuries among Leading Causes of Death by Age

Thursday, March 25th, 2010

The World Health Organization has an impressive Global status report on road safety describing the need for more attention to road traffic injuries and fatalities.

Approximately 1.3 million people die each year on the world’s roads, and between 20 and 50 million sustain non-fatal injuries. The Global status .Read more...

Problem Pedestrians: Impaired Walking and Drunk Walking

Thursday, January 21st, 2010

In the excellent New York Times series ‘Driven to Distraction’, Matt Richtel examines the effect of modern technology on pedestrians in a new article ‘Forget Gum. Walking and Using Phone Is Risky‘.

The era of the mobile gadget is making mobility that much more perilous, particularly on crowded streets and in .Read more...