The 10 most dangerous American cities for pedestrians
You risk your life when stepping off the curb in these metro areas -- all in the South. Isn't it about time we took protecting walkers and bikers seriously?
CAR ALWAYS WINS: The bicycle rider was not wearing a helmet. (Photo: roadsidepictures/Flickr) - Orlando/Kissimmee, Fla.
- Tampa/St. Petersburg/Clearwater, Fla.
- Miami/Fort Lauderdale/Pompano Beach, Fla.
- Jacksonville, Fla.
- Memphis, Tenn.
- Raleigh/Cary, N.C.
- Louisville/Jefferson County, Kentucky/Indiana
- Houston/Sugar Land/Baytown, Texas
- Birmingham/Hoover, Ala.
- Atlanta/Sandy Springs/Marietta, Ga.
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There's a fallacy in your argument, as the statistics don't take into account the numbers of cyclists and pedestrians in the respective communities.
How many cyclists are out logging miles in Racine in February? Here in St Pete, we have thousands. It's prime time, even better weather for physical exertion than in the summer ~ lower humidity, balmy, dry, cool air.
St Petersburg(and much of Florida) is relatively flat, making even distance bicycling a comfortable proposition for.... More
Donald, were most of those head injuries sustained by individuals not wearing seat belts? Cyclists are indicted for helmets the same way motorists are for seat belts. And I'd wager to say that most bicycle accidents do involve head injury if those people aren't wearing helmets. Most people do, so they probably get their injuries elsewhere.
Also, why are we talking cyclists? This article is about pedestrians.
We seem to kill a pedestrian every month or so here, but the 500k population is below the metro cap. Aloha.
Although Orlando may be the worst city for pedestrians, it is not an exclusively southern problem. In New York City, 31% of traffic death victims are pedestrians. In fact, since 2005, 2,215 pedestrians have been killed in New York State. It is up to the states to raise funding to save lives and make streets more pedestrian friendly. .... More
You note the cyclist fatality was not wearing a helmet. Do we know if the injury sustained by the driver was actually a head injury? Most bicycle accidents don't involve a head injury. Indicting a cyclist for not wearing a helmet, especially in an accident where a motorist was at fault seems like faulty logic to me. Drivers are killed by head injuries frequently--we don't fault them for not driving helmetted.







































