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PEDESTRIAN DEATHS ARE ON THE R⇡SE
In 2021, there were 1,512 pedestrian-involved crashes in Tennessee.
KNOW THE FACTS
In the United States DURING 2020:
ON AVERAGE, A PEDESTRIAN WAS KILLED EVERY 81 MINUTES IN A TRAFFIC CRASH.
71% OF PEDESTRIANS KILLED IN TRAFFIC CRASHES WERE MALES.
26% OF PEDESTRIAN FATALITIES OCCURRED BETWEEN 6 P.M. AND 9 P.M.
16% OF CHILDREN 14 AND YOUNGER KILLED IN TRAFFIC CRASHES WERE PEDESTRIANS.
NEARLY 1 OUT OF EVERY 4 PEDESTRIANS KILLED IN TRAFFIC CRASHES WERE STRUCK BY HIT-AND-RUN DRIVERS.
6,516 PEDESTRIANS WERE KILLED IN TRAFFIC CRASHES.
Source: NHTSA
DRIVERS: KNOW THE TENNESSEE LAW
DRIVERS ARE REQUIRED TO YIELD TO PEDESTRIANS WHO ARE IN CROSSWALKS. (TCA 55-8-134)
WHENEVER A VEHICLE IS STOPPED TO PERMIT A PEDESTRIAN TO CROSS, THE DRIVER OF A VEHICLE APPROACHING FROM THE REAR SHALL NOT OVERTAKE/PASS THE STOPPED VEHICLE. (TCA 55-8-134)
DRIVERS ARE REQUIRED TO EXERCISE DUE CARE TO AVOID COLLIDING WITH ANY PEDESTRIAN. (TCA 55-8-136)
PEDESTRIANS: KNOW THE TENNESSEE LAW
EVERY PEDESTRIAN CROSSING A ROADWAY AT ANY POINT OTHER THAN WITHIN A MARKED CROSSWALK OR WITHIN AN UNMARKED CROSSWALK AT AN INTERSECTION SHALL YIELD THE RIGHT-OF-WAY TO ALL VEHICLES UPON THE ROADWAY
(TCA 55-8-135)
BETWEEN ADJACENT INTERSECTIONS AT WHICH TRAFFIC-CONTROL SIGNALS ARE IN OPERATION, PEDESTRIANS SHALL NOT CROSS AT ANY PLACE EXCEPT IN A MARKED CROSSWALK. (TCA 55-8-135)
WHERE SIDEWALKS ARE NOT PROVIDED OR ARE OBSTRUCTED, ANY PEDESTRIAN WALKING ALONG AND UPON A HIGHWAY SHOULD ONLY WALK ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE ROADWAY OR ITS SHOULDER FACING TRAFFIC THAT MAY APPROACH FROM THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION.
(TCA 55-8-138)
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