California Traffic Deaths
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	+ For pedestrians there has been a steady drop in deaths over time.  2008 had the lowest number of pedestrian deaths, 642, in the last 18 years.

	+ For pedestrians there is a big difference in deaths by gender.  In 2008, females comprised 29% of pedestrian deaths. + The pattern over time for both genders demonstrates a decline, although the pattern looks different.  Males have had a 27% decline since 1991, while females have had 32% decline.

	+ For pedestrians there is a big difference in deaths by gender and alcohol involvement.   + For alcohol involvement, for both genders there is an increase over time.  Hence, while the number of pedestrian deaths has been going down the percent that involve alcohol has been going up.

+  This is a complicated chart with many age groups.  It makes two points: 1. The groups with highest and lowest number of deaths: in 2008 the highest  group was aged 41-50 and lowest was 0-15 year olds. 2. How the pattern for an age group has changing over time: comparatively the 0-15 age group appears to have gone the most. + All age groups displayed a reduction in pedestrian deaths in 2008 compared to 2007.

	+ For every injury crash the police determine who was primarily at fault (responsible). Using 2008 data, in the majority of cases the pedestrian was a fault.  For males, they are at fault in 62% of their own pedestrian death.  Females are at fault in for 43% of their own deaths. (Often this means the pedestrian has been drinking.)

	+ For both males and females a dramatic increase in pedestrian deaths occur after the age of 41, approximately 64%. + For the 41-59 age group males have more than 3 times the numbers of females.

	+ For pedestrians there is a big difference in deaths by gender and alcohol involvement.   + For males 16-50, in 50% of the deaths alcohol is involved.

	+  In 2008, as in other years, for most age groups, the pedestrian was at fault in the crash in which they died. + The exception was for pedestrians over 61 and under 15 years of age.

Violation Category Pedestrian Deaths 2008* Fault Total No Yes Unknown 21 0 21 DUI 36 0 36 Speeding 47 0 47 Wrong Side Road 3 0 3 Improper Pass 3 0 3 Unsafe Lane Change 3 0 3 Improper Turn 21 0 21 Auto Right of Way 2 0 2 Pedestrian Right of Way 92 0 92 Pedestrian Violation 9 345 354 Traffic signals 11 0 11 Hazardous parking 2 1 3 Other Hazard. viol 3 1 4 Not driver 9 0 9 Unsafe back/park 10 0 10 Other improper driving 0 1 1 Total 272 348 620

+  In 2008, pedestrian violation was the predominant cause. + Other causes were violation of pedestrian right of way, speeding, and driver DUI. * There were 22 deaths in which the violation category was not noted

Pedestrian Action  Fault, and Alcohol Use 2008 Fault No Fault Yes Table Total Alcohol No Alcohol Yes Alcohol No Alcohol Yes Count Count Count Count Count Crossing in Crosswalk at Intersection 85 14 20 15 134 Crossing in Crosswalk Not Intersection 3 3 2 8 Crossing Not in Crosswalk 35 12 100 97 244 On Road or Shoulder 69 23 53 75 220 Not in Road 31 2 1 34 Table Total 225 54 175 188 642	+  In 2008, most pedestrian deaths occurred where the pedestrian was not within a crosswalk or on the should of the road, often when they had consumed alcohol.