Pedestrian Collisions in Davis
I’m Ed Smith, a Davis auto accident attorney. Davis is a lively city with many citizens who are environmentally-conscious. Because of this, many Davis residents choose to ride their bicycles or walk as a means of transportation, contributing to the neighborly atmosphere of the city. However, when pedestrians are using roadways, there is always some risk of pedestrian/vehicle accidents.
Below are some statistics about pedestrian collisions in Davis that residents may want to know.
Collisions Overview
Since the year 2009 and not including the year 2017, the city of Davis has been the site of 91 injury-causing pedestrian accidents. 8 of these accidents involved bicycles and the rest involved normal passenger vehicles or large trucks. 5 of the collisions occurred on state-maintained highways within the city limits.
When comparing Davis pedestrian accidents stats to the data for the whole of Yolo County during the same time period, it becomes clear that accidents are more frequent in Davis than in nearby areas. While Yolo County saw one pedestrian accident per every 748 citizens, Davis saw one per every 676 citizens. Furthermore, places in the county that are not Davis saw one pedestrian accident injury for every 920 citizens. This means that Davis pedestrians are injured in accidents almost 33 percent more frequently than elsewhere in the county.
Common Times
Most traumatic pedestrian collisions in Davis occur in the morning between the hours 6:00 a.m. and 9:00 a.m. Other common times for pedestrians to be injured in Davis are 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. and 3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. This suggests that pedestrians are more often injured during commute hours than during low-light conditions.
Accident Violations
When Davis pedestrian accidents are broken down by the violation that caused the accident, certain trends become clear. Police reports indicated that around 30 percent (and the plurality) of the 91 collisions occurred primarily due to pedestrian violations such as crossing outside of crosswalks. Almost as common were accidents caused by motorists violating the right-of-way of pedestrians. This violation made up about 29 percent of the 91 total accidents.
After these, the numbers drop significantly, with the next most common factor being speeding, which caused 12 percent of the collisions.
Collision Severity
Accidents involving pedestrians in Davis tend to be less fatal than in other places in Yolo County. In Davis, only around 3 percent of pedestrian collisions resulted in fatalities. In Yolo as a whole, about 11 percent involved fatal injuries. Otherwise, the severity of these accidents is about the same in Davis and Yolo With around 13 percent of collisions causing severe injury in both and Davis seeing about eight percent more moderate injuries.
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