According to statistics compiled by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), in 2009 almost 11 people a day, or 4,092 pedestrians, were killed. Pedestrian injuries happened at a slightly higher rate-one injury per nine minutes, or 59,000 injuries. As pedestrian fatalities decreased 22 percent overall between 1998 and 2009 and injuries decreased 14.5 percent, […]