Pedestrian Accidents in New York City are a reoccurring problem.  In an attempt to raise awareness about these incidents, October 5th will host International Walk to School Day.  This yearly event campaigns for more children to walk to and from school.  Walking and bicycling helps to keep kids healthy and it helps to reduce roadway congestion.  In order to keep these young pedestrians safe, we've got to continue fighting for safe roadways! 

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Our New York City pedestrian accidents attorneys would like to share the four E's of the campaign; Education, Encouragement, Enforcement and Engineering.  Through these E's residents are urged to start learning about safe walking habits, to help our young ones learn these fundamentals and to bring up roadway conditions with local officials in an attempt to get more sidewalk and pedestrian-friendly improvements.

New York City organizations and schools participating in International Walk to School Day:

-Access Safety City

-Ps 152 Dyckman Valley School

-Ps4m/Duke Ellington School

As we recently discussed on our New York Lawyer Blog, about 1,000 pedestrians are injured from bicyclists alone.  From 2000 to 2009, there were more than 3,000 pedestrians in New York who were killed.  These accidents cost the state nearly $14 billion.  Of all the states, New York is ranked 39th for having safe roadways for pedestrians.  Pedestrians are roughly 10 times more likely to die in the event of an accident on our roadway than a motor-vehicle occupant. 

One of the main reasons for joining the International Walk to School Day is to help campaign for federal money to help make our roadways safer.  In 2005, legislation was passed that allotted more than $600 million to deserving governments to increase roadway safety for pedestrians.

Parents are urged to talk with their young pedestrians about ways to be safe on our roadways, including looking both ways before crossing the street and to use crosswalks at intersections.  Frequent reminders can help to develop safe and lifelong pedestrian habits within your school-aged child.