Which of the following statements about pedestrian traffic fatalities are true?
Correct answer
- a) Most of the pedestrians who are killed are teenagers.
- b) About 40% of the people who are killed in urban traffic accidents are pedestrians.
- Neither a) nor b) is true.
Explanation
In cities, about two in five people who are killed in traffic accidents are pedestrians. In rural areas, about one in ten people who are killed are pedestrians. Most of the pedestrians who are killed are children, seniors, or persons who had been drinking alcohol. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has found that 37 percent of pedestrians killed in traffic accidents were legally intoxicated at the time, while only 13 percent of the drivers in those accidents were.
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