- In Minnesota in 2006:
- In 2006, there were 915 crashes in which a pedestrian was injured or killed by a motor vehicle.
- People under age 25 accounted for 32 percent of those killed and 38 percent of those injured.
- Males were more likely than females to be killed: Males accounted for 53 percent of all pedestrian fatalities.
- In 2006, 37 percent of pedestrian crashes occurred during the weekday rush hour driving time periods. The rush hour driving time period is defined as 6:00-9:00 a.m. and 3:00-6:00 p.m.
- For 29 percent of the motor vehicle drivers in pedestrian crashes, the reporting officer indicated that failure to yield the right of way was a contributing factor. The second most cited contributing factor was driver inattention or distraction (24 percent).
- Of the 38 pedestrian killed, 31 were tested for alcohol. Of those tested, 26 percent had concentration over .08, a thirty eight percent decrease form the previous year.
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