Did you know that one pedestrian is killed every 113 minutes? And many of those die from their injuries – six percent, in fact – predominantly from traumatic head injuries. The World Health Organization (WHO) reports that road/traffic injuries are a major public health threat, and they estimate that 1.2 million people are killed and 50 million injured worldwide every year as a result. Of those injured, pedestrians account for nearly 40% of all fatalities in some countries.
There are many costs involved in pedestrian accidents. The WHO reports that one third of all costs involved in pedestrian accidents are related to lost household and work productivity. Other costs include:
- Medical costs
- Lost productivity
- Emergency and hospital services
- Property damage
- Legal and court costs
There are also costs involved in the treatment of long-term and chronic injuries such as chronic psychiatric conditions such as post-traumatic stress disorder, major depressive episode and traumatic brain injuries that result from the accident.
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