Pedestrian Accidents: What’s Age Got To Do With It?
Every 8 minutes, there’s a pedestrian accident. Personal injury is reported in over 69,000 cases per year. Persons 65 and older account for 18% of accident-related deaths and 10% of injuries. The sad truth is if you are a pedestrian, you are 1.5 times more likely to die in a motor vehicle accident than the occupants of the car that hits you. While startling, the statistics