![]() “Every day, 20 people go for a walk and do not return home. Oklahoma was the only state that did not report data to the association, though the analysis noted they averaged 92 fatalities over the last three years. The report released last week tallied up a projected 7,508 pedestrian deaths in 49 states and Washington, D.C., in 2022. Pickup trucks struck just 5.6% of pedestrians and cyclists, but were the striking vehicle in 12.6% of fatalities Though SUVs only struck 14.7% of all pedestrians and cyclists in a 2022 report, they were involved in more than a quarter of fatalities.Factors cited in the report that contributed to deaths included speeding, alcohol impairment, darkness, a lack of sidewalks on roadways, and the increase of “light trucks” – including pickup trucks and SUVs – on the road.Because of incomplete data, the authors noted that 2022 could have seen more than 8,000 pedestrian fatalities for the first time since 1980 The report released last week tallied up a projected 7,508 pedestrian deaths in 49 states and Washington, D.C., in 2022.Pedestrian fatalities in traffic crashes reached a 41-year high in 2022 according to an analysis by the Governors Highway Safety Association.Los Angeles officials are considering a congestion pricing system, but the as-of-yet undefined policy is already proving controversial among members of Metro’s Board of Directors. Meanwhile, in many European cities, transportation officials have adopted “policies that reduce roadway performance and capacity in favor of public transport, cycling and walking.” In Singapore, for example, traffic flows relatively freely due to an aggressive congestion pricing policy. Still, the authors of the report point out that congestion levels mean different things for different cities. Numbers like these could go up in future years, as LA’s population increases and rates of car ownership continue to rise. In Los Angeles, the financial cost of traffic reached $9.3 billion in 2018, which shakes out to about $1,800 per person. On the 101, drivers hit daily delays of 13 minutes between Hollywood and Downtown LA.Īs the report indicates, congestion is more than an inconvenience: It can have economic consequences due to “time loss, increased pollution rates, and higher incidents of accidents.” On the 10 freeway between the 405 and the 110, drivers encountered delays of 19 minutes per day. Two stretches of freeway made INRIX’s list of the most traffic-clogged U.S. ![]() Still, some roadways in LA are just as congested as any in the nation. The authors of the report note that Los Angeles’s sprawling landscape and lack of a unified urban core may be keeping traffic slightly lighter relative to cities like New York and Boston, where gridlock intensifies around the downtown area. On an international level, Los Angeles traffic levels are the 47th-worst in the world-far behind first place Moscow, where drivers lost 210 hours sitting in traffic last year. Chicago and New York all beat out LA’s traffic during peak commuting hours. ![]() In the current ranking, Boston Washington, D.C. ![]() Two years ago, Los Angeles topped a similar list released by INRIX, but the company has updated its ranking process since then and now finds that the cost and length of delays is worse in other traffic-clogged urban areas. Those lengthy delays helped to make LA the fifth most congested city in the U.S., by the company’s metrics. Los Angeles drivers spent, on average, 128 hours stuck in traffic last year, according to a new report from transportation data tracker INRIX. ![]()
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