title: Pedestrian fatalities--Cobb, DeKalb, Fulton, and Gwinnett counties, Georgia, 1994-1998.
abstract: In 1997, a total of 5307 pedestrian fatalities occurred in the United States, accounting for 13% of motor-vehicle-related deaths. The Atlanta metropolitan statistical area (MSA) is reported to be the third most dangerous large metropolitan area for walking, behind Fort Lauderdale and Miami, Florida. This report summarizes an investigation of pedestrian fatalities in four central metropolitan Atlanta counties; the findings indicate that the annual pedestrian fatality rate for these counties combined has been consistently higher than the national rate, and from 1994 to 1998 the four-county area pedestrian fatality rate increased 13%.
mesh_terms: D000063:Accidents, Traffic / Q000401:mortality*; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D005845:Georgia / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology; D016138:Walking