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Pedestrian fatalities have spiked. Who’s to blame?

California has one of the highest rates of pedestrian-motor vehicle accidents in the US, with over 1,100 pedestrians killed annually. The main causes of these accidents are driver distraction and inattentiveness, speeding, and disregarding crosswalks.

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According to recent statistics of the California Office of Traffic Safety, 15,000 pedestrians are injured each year and over 1,100 pedestrians are killed annually in pedestrian-motor vehicle accidents on California streets, roadways, highways, and freeways. California roadways are one of the deadliest states for pedestrian fatalities, with Los Angeles leading the pack in California.

The first thing to be addressed is who is a “pedestrian.”...

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