Data on Auburn Pedestrian Accidents
Auburn is a relatively small city located right outside of the Sacramento metropolitan area. While the estimated population of Auburn was just over 14,000 people as of 2019, it is located directly on one of the country’s largest highways and sees plenty of vehicular traffic on any given day. This traffic poses a risk to everybody on the road, but pedestrians are especially vulnerable. In order to improve your safety, you may want to learn about when and where Auburn pedestrian accidents tend to happen.
Collisions in Auburn
Data issued by agencies including Auburn Police Department (APD) and California Highway Patrol (CHP) shows that there were 533 car accidents that resulted in injuries reported within Auburn city limits between 2008 and 2020. These 533 crashes resulted in 8 fatalities as well as 683 individual injuries that ranged from minor to severe.
Around 5.4 percent of the total number of traumatic accidents in Auburn involved a pedestrian. Additionally, about 4.1 percent involved a bicycle, and around 14.3 percent involved a motorcycle. The remainder involved only either passenger or commercial vehicles.
Severity of Pedestrian Accidents
Pedestrian accidents had a much higher fatality rate than most collisions in Auburn. According to the data, pedestrian accidents resulted in three deaths and had a fatality rate of around 11.5 percent. In contrast, the fatality rate for Auburn car accidents overall was only 1.5 percent. This means that pedestrian accidents in Auburn were more than 7.6 times more likely to cause a deadly injury.
The trend was similar for severe injuries. Pedestrian crashes in Auburn had a severe injury rate of 15.38 percent, while accidents altogether were at 8.44 percent. This shows that pedestrian crashes were around twice as likely to result in severe trauma.
Common Causes of Auburn Pedestrian Accidents
The most common violations listed as primary causal factors in Auburn pedestrian accidents were:
- Pedestrian violations
- Pedestrian right-of-way violations
- Speeding
- Unsafe starting and backing
While these were the most common primary causes, pedestrian accidents are often caused by more than one thing. Often, these accidents happen partially because of poorly designed roads, lack of proper pedestrian infrastructure, poor lighting, and other issues.
Pedestrian Injuries
Because pedestrians aren’t protected by safety features like seatbelts or airbags, they are liable to cause a number of very serious injuries. These can include bone fractures, spinal cord trauma, brain injuries, road rash, internal bleeding, and more. In many cases, injured pedestrians require extensive medical care and are unable to work while they recover.
To make sure that you are able to afford your recovery, the best thing to do is to reach out to an Auburn personal injury lawyer who can help you file a claim and hold negligent parties responsible. In many cases, crash survivors are able to recover for a wide range of damages.
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