QUESTION
What percentage of pedestrian crossings constitute jaywalking and how often does it occur?
1:09:47
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The First Deputy Commissioner states that within the last 5 years, 200 fatalities involved jaywalking, which is 34% of all pedestrian fatalities. Jaywalking is defined as crossing mid-block, not at a crosswalk, or crossing at a crosswalk without the walk signal.
- 34% of pedestrian fatalities in the last 5 years were due to jaywalking
- Jaywalking includes crossing mid-block, not at a crosswalk, or crossing against the walk signal
- There were 200 fatalities involving jaywalking in the last 5 years
- The statistics provide insight into the frequency and safety impact of jaywalking
Selvena N. Brooks-Powers
1:09:47
So what traffic common measures like traffic lights or speed bumps.
1:09:52
Our long, for example, Roosevelt or 37th Avenue, where you're seeing some of the highest traffic fatalities.
Margaret Forgione
1:10:03
So we'd have to check for you specifically any given corridor and what our crash stats are, what we've done to date, and any plans that we have I don't have that information right now.
1:10:17
And has DOT studied how often Jay Walker occurs and what percentage of pedestrian crossings would constitute jaywalking.
1:10:26
So as I mentioned, we do know that within the last 5 years, there were 200 fatalities involving jaywalking and jaywalking as defined by either crossing mid block or not at the crosswalk or crossing in the crosswalk, but without the walk signal.
1:10:42
So that's 34% of pedestrian fatalities are due to jaywalking.
1:10:48
So that's a sign again percentage.