BE AWARE, BE ALERT
FOR EVERYONE ON THE ROAD.
PEDESTRIAN SAFETY TIPS
FOLLOW
the rules of the road and obey signs and signals.
WALK
on the sidewalks whenever they are available.
LOOK
for cars in all directions when you cross the crosswalk.
DRIVER SAFETY TIPS
71
A pedestrian was killed every
71 minutes
in traffic crashes in the U.S. in 2021.
60+
More than
60,000 pedestrians
were injured in 2021 nationwide.
17%
Pedestrian deaths accounted for
17% of all
traffic crashes in 2021 nationwide.
DRIVER
SAFETY
TIPS
SCAN
for pedestrians everywhere, at all times.
SLOW
down and be prepared to stop when entering the crosswalk.
YIELD
to pedestrians in crosswalks.
71
A pedestrian was killed every
71 minutes
in traffic crashes in the U.S. in 2021.
60+
More than
60,000 pedestrians
were injured in 2021 nationwide.
17%
Pedestrian deaths accounted for
17% of all
traffic crashes in 2021 nationwide.
DRIVER
SAFETY
TIPS
SCAN
for pedestrians everywhere, at all times.
SLOW
down and be prepared to stop when entering the crosswalk.
YIELD
to pedestrians in crosswalks.
71
A pedestrian was killed every
71 minutes
in traffic crashes in the U.S. in 2021.
60+
More than
60,000 pedestrians
were injured in 2021 nationwide.
17%
Pedestrian deaths accounted for
17% of all
traffic crashes in 2021 nationwide.
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 approcahing
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)
