WHEREAS, the latest statistics from National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) for the Calendar Year 2000 reveal that a pedestrian is killed in a traffic crash in the United States every 111 minutes; and

WHEREAS, the latest statistics from Transport Canada for the Calendar Year 1999 reveal that fourteen percent of the 2,969 persons killed in Canada were pedestrians; and

WHEREAS, almost one-fourth of all children between the ages of 5 and 9 killed in traffic crashes in the United States were pedestrians; and

WHEREAS, eighteen percent of all United States’ traffic fatalities under age 16 were pedestrians; and

WHEREAS, older pedestrians (ages 70+) accounted for seventeen percent of all pedestrian fatalities in the United States, and seniors are the fastest growing age group in this country; and

WHEREAS, alcohol involvement was reported in forty-seven percent of the United States’ pedestrian fatalities—whether it was the driver or the pedestrian—and in forty-one percent of fatally injured pedestrians in Canada; and

WHEREAS, new and innovative technology that is being designed to enhance pedestrian safety, e.g., crosswalk timing monitors, is supported by law enforcement; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED, that states and provinces will attempt to educate and implement pedestrian collision-prevention programs and enforce the pedestrian traffic laws nationwide to reduce the incidence of pedestrian collisions and injuries. All U.S. figures used herein are based upon those obtained from NHTSA for the Calendar Year 2000. All Canadian figures used herein are based upon those obtained from Transport Canada for the Calendar Year 1999