Results: Pedestrian vehicle collisions
Published on 12/06/2015
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I am thinking about topics for my thesis or dissertation should I continue with a doctorate program. I walk a lot and yesterday I was almost hit on 4 different occasions. It's happens so often, I am almost afraid to cross the street. Please answer the following questions so that I might get an idea of what area to form a hypothesis, thanks! Have you ever hit or almost hit a pedestrian in any type of moving vehicle? Yes
24%
386 votes
No
59%
964 votes
Not Applicable
17%
283 votes
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2.
If yes, what were the circumstances? Making a left hand turn
8%
124 votes
Making a right hand turn
11%
184 votes
Driving straight
12%
199 votes
N/A
72%
1179 votes
3.
3.
If yes, was it light or dark? Light outside
15%
245 votes
Dawn, dusk
9%
154 votes
Dark
7%
121 votes
N/A
72%
1170 votes
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4.
If yes, were you close to home (within on mile) or not? Within one mile of home
12%
188 votes
More than one mile from home
18%
292 votes
N/A
72%
1176 votes
5.
5.
If yes, check off what was true for you at the time: I was tired
4%
59 votes
I was under the influence
2%
28 votes
I was stressed
4%
58 votes
I was depressed
2%
31 votes
I was having an anxiety or panic attack
1%
18 votes
I was on the phone
1%
12 votes
I was changing the radio station
1%
21 votes
I was talking with someone else in the vehicle
2%
33 votes
I was yelling at my kid(s)
1%
10 votes
I was engaged or distracted with something else not mentioned
3%
42 votes
I fell asleep
0%
8 votes
I was daydreaming or in thought
2%
33 votes
I was eating
0%
7 votes
N/A
78%
1279 votes
Other (please specify)
7%
107 votes
| Other Answers | Percentage | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| 0.52% | 9 | |
| Not my fault | 0.11% | 2 |
| bad weather | 0.11% | 2 |
| their fault | 0.06% | 1 |
| The pedestrian walked right in front of me...and was NOT obeying the traffic signals | 0.06% | 1 |
| normal driving. The pedestrian was jay walking and walked right in front of the car | 0.06% | 1 |
| None were my fault. | 0.06% | 1 |
| they walked out in front of | 0.06% | 1 |
| Just driving normally | 0.06% | 1 |
| He came out of nowhere | 0.06% | 1 |
| Kids riding bike came out in the road without looking | 0.06% | 1 |
| i was fine | 0.06% | 1 |
| person ran in front of car | 0.06% | 1 |
| I looked down for a second at the dash | 0.06% | 1 |
| Poor weather. It was a winter storm. | 0.06% | 1 |
| she ran out in front of me from the other side of a van | 0.06% | 1 |
| right hand turn into two lanes right moving traffic, so i was looking left for oncoming cars, bike rider came from my right in front of my car as i was pulling out | 0.06% | 1 |
| Idiot stepped out from behind a car. I was paying attention so I didn't hit him. | 0.06% | 1 |
| He did not look and walked right in front of me. fortunately, ZI stopped in time | 0.06% | 1 |
| could not see pedestrian for vehicles in the way | 0.06% | 1 |
| I was watching the traffic on both sides and this person on my right jumped into the street without even giving a glance. He was just looking straight ahead. | 0.06% | 1 |
| A parked vehicle was in my way and couldn't see the man walking down the sidewalk. | 0.06% | 1 |
| person was not at crosswalk | 0.06% | 1 |
| Truly didn't see them | 0.06% | 1 |
| person wearing dark clothing | 0.06% | 1 |
| It 's kind of funny and embarrassing. I was mesmerized by the guy crossing in front of my car, so I kept on moving forward slowly. I didn't realize I was dong it until he placed his hand on my hood. | 0.06% | 1 |
| Sun in my eyes; travelling below 30 mph; individual stepped into my car. | 0.06% | 1 |
| runner saw me turning & ran in front of my car | 0.06% | 1 |
| pedestrian stepped in front of my car | 0.06% | 1 |
| person walked in front of vehicle when they didn't have a walk sign or were not in a crosswalk | 0.06% | 1 |
| I just didn't see them until the last minute | 0.06% | 1 |
| it was not my fault | 0.06% | 1 |
| i was stopped and a bike ran into the side of my car | 0.06% | 1 |
| very strong sun in my eyes | 0.06% | 1 |
| pedestrian was jaywalking and wearing dark clothing | 0.06% | 1 |
| nothing that was my fault | 0.06% | 1 |
| child ran in front of car | 0.06% | 1 |
| the pedestrian was looking at their phone and not traffic | 0.06% | 1 |
| it was really dark and he walked right in front of me. | 0.06% | 1 |
| They were in my blind spot. | 0.06% | 1 |
| dark clothes on the person made it hard to see them | 0.06% | 1 |
| PEDESTRIAN WEARING ALL BLACK | 0.06% | 1 |
| aSemi truck had stopped with their turn light on. I assumed they were turning, and didn't notice until the last second that there was a pedestrian crossing in front of him- because I couldn't see them in front of the truck. Now there are lights | 0.06% | 1 |
| idiot was all in black with no street lights | 0.06% | 1 |
| busy streets, heavy traffic | 0.06% | 1 |
| It was night,a black person was walking on the road, and he was dressed in dark clothes. | 0.06% | 1 |
| sun in my eyes | 0.06% | 1 |
| sun was glaring in driver window shadowing my view | 0.06% | 1 |
| Pedestrian darted out in traffic across freeway and in streets | 0.06% | 1 |
| The pedestrian was jaywalking at night in dark clothing | 0.06% | 1 |
| I was paying I guess too much attention to oncoming traits trying to make my right turn. To be fair to myself the lady I almost hit was a jogger and she came out of nowhere fast... | 0.06% | 1 |
| They were on a bile and cycled right out from the sidewalk on front of me. | 0.06% | 1 |
| was surprize by a 4 year old running from between parked cars | 0.06% | 1 |
| Bad ice | 0.06% | 1 |
| the person walked out in front of me and not using the sidewalk, it was late and night luckily I saw him in time | 0.06% | 1 |
| I was checking the traffic coming from the other direction | 0.06% | 1 |
| the girl was not crossing at the marked crossing. | 0.06% | 1 |
| KID CHASING A SOCCER BALL RAN ONTO THE ROAD ABOUT 3 FT FROM MY CAR | 0.06% | 1 |
| dark with no street lights | 0.06% | 1 |
| pedestrians fault not mind, moron was wearing black and walked out in front of my car. | 0.06% | 1 |
| no option for the pedestrian being the one distracted or in the street? | 0.06% | 1 |
| pedestrian walked when they had a dont walk sign | 0.06% | 1 |
| THey were running | 0.06% | 1 |
| Teen run in the side of my car playing around in school parking lot,broke my side window,and then blamed me | 0.06% | 1 |
| the man darted across the street on a red light | 0.06% | 1 |
| They raced out against the light or it was dark and they walked against the signal or jaywalked. | 0.06% | 1 |
| ALWAYS WATCH THE ROAD | 0.06% | 1 |
| Skateboarder jumping of sidewalk into traffic | 0.06% | 1 |
| Just did not see them | 0.06% | 1 |
| person walking in between cars on busy road | 0.06% | 1 |
| In my blindspot | 0.06% | 1 |
| pedestrian walked against a red light suddenly | 0.06% | 1 |
| one of my headlights was burned out | 0.06% | 1 |
| They walked in back of my car when I was backing up. | 0.06% | 1 |
| The bycyclist actually hit our car as we came to a stop at a stop light. | 0.06% | 1 |
| It was raining & dark. | 0.06% | 1 |
| the walker was all in black at might | 0.06% | 1 |
| Fool stepped in front of car without looking. | 0.06% | 1 |
| They darted out between cars into the street | 0.06% | 1 |
| sunlight | 0.06% | 1 |
| they walked in front of me | 0.06% | 1 |
| was foggy and cold and back windows weren't entirely defrosted | 0.06% | 1 |
| They walked out in front of my car | 0.06% | 1 |
| poor visibility | 0.06% | 1 |
| Nothing | 0.06% | 1 |
| pedestrians on cell phones / texting are a potential accident - have to watch for them! | 0.06% | 1 |
| he ran right into the path of my car from a store | 0.06% | 1 |
| stupid idiot was walking on the highway | 0.06% | 1 |
| they stepped out in front of me | 0.06% | 1 |
| they crossed the street in front of me while driving down the road | 0.06% | 1 |
| The pedestrian walked across the road against the walk light, | 0.06% | 1 |
| they ran out from in front of a bus | 0.06% | 1 |
| they were obscured by a snowbank | 0.06% | 1 |
| I too am a pedestrian and am often almost hit, always in day time by people in too much of a hurry and not paying attention. College kids, the elderly or just impatient people that see you there but go anyway and yell, walk faster. | 0.06% | 1 |
| The roads were covered in ice and it was really hard to drive | 0.06% | 1 |
| the sun was in my eyes and the kid crossed in front of me | 0.06% | 1 |
| cars stopped quickly in front | 0.06% | 1 |
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6.
If yes, check off what is true for you: There was traffic
9%
152 votes
No traffic
6%
106 votes
It was raining
4%
66 votes
It was foggy
3%
57 votes
It was a paved street
10%
161 votes
Country road
1%
22 votes
Urban setting
6%
97 votes
There were working signals
6%
92 votes
There were stop signs
3%
50 votes
N/A
74%
1205 votes
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7.
If yes, what do you think caused the incident or near miss? Driver
6%
101 votes
Weather
4%
64 votes
Blind spot
6%
90 votes
Sun glare
3%
48 votes
Pedestrian came out of no where
14%
236 votes
Forced to turn because of signal change
1%
14 votes
N/A
72%
1176 votes
Other (please specify)
2%
30 votes
| Other Answers | Percentage | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| 0.40% | 7 | |
| I was just tired. | 0.06% | 1 |
| clothing blended with surroundings | 0.06% | 1 |
| kid riding bike on sidewalk | 0.06% | 1 |
| Pedestrian jaywalked at night in all black clothing, including black hood | 0.06% | 1 |
| I didn't check my blind spot. | 0.06% | 1 |
| It was night,a black person was walking on the road, and he was dressed in dark clothes. | 0.06% | 1 |
| pedestrian crossed in front of me even though the lights at the intersection indicated that they should wait to cross | 0.06% | 1 |
| Phones, texting and other distractions | 0.06% | 1 |
| can't remember | 0.06% | 1 |
| bike rider came faster than expected and expected he had right of way on side walk even tho he could see that i wasn't looking in his direction | 0.06% | 1 |
| Not enough lights | 0.06% | 1 |
| Idiot neighbor parking his crap vehicles in the way. | 0.06% | 1 |
| pedistisan crossed without looking | 0.06% | 1 |
| As explained before. | 0.06% | 1 |
| Dark vehicle road coloured with no running daylights. | 0.06% | 1 |
| drunken college students | 0.06% | 1 |
| i wasnt paying full attention and i should have been. | 0.06% | 1 |
| I always wait for walk signal and is very distressing and is a major issue that needs to be addressed. | 0.06% | 1 |
| dont know | 0.06% | 1 |
| I was making a left turn when I saw a kid flying at me on a bike,not watching where he was going,so I stopped the car and the kid,still not looking in front of him, ran into the side of my car. | 0.06% | 1 |
| pedestrian was jay walking | 0.06% | 1 |
| Pedestrian not paying attention and doing what they wanted with disregard to traffic. | 0.06% | 1 |
| So Dark | 0.06% | 1 |
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