Pedestrian and traffic-related deaths rose in U.S., CDC report shows

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- Getting your licence to thrust erstwhile you're a teen is simply a milestone. But with that state comes risks.

"One of the astir unsafe things that young radical bash each and each time is get down the instrumentality of a car," said Jane Terry, the Director of the Office of Impaired Driving and Occupant Protection with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

While teen driving fatalities declined implicit the years, the National Highway Traffic Administration says it's inactive a starring origin of decease for young drivers. The bureau reports that successful 2022, much than 2,000 radical were killed successful crashes involving a teen driver.

"In California, that decease fig is 523," said Terry. "So, 523 young radical oregon 11% of the fatalities successful California."

A CDC study showed that from 2013 to 2022, wide postulation deaths went up astir 22.5%. Transportation representatives accidental determination are a batch of distractions connected the road, particularly for younger drivers.

"There are conversations that are happening," said Terry. "They whitethorn beryllium listening to music. They whitethorn beryllium doing thing amusive that the operator wants to instrumentality their eyes disconnected the road."

The study besides revealed that the U.S. saw a 50% summation erstwhile it came to pedestrian-related deaths, peculiarly successful radical aged 15 to 24. In 2022, pedestrian deaths reached the highest fig successful astir 4 decades.

While roadworthy postulation deaths are preventable, they inactive stay a nationalist wellness problem. That's wherefore it's captious to speech to your teen that information starts earlier they get down the wheel.

"They're operating connected the roads with different assemblage members, pedestrians, cyclists," said Terry. "Everybody is portion of this assemblage and needs to and wants to beryllium safe."

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