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Jeffrey W. Runge, MD; Thomas B. Cole, MD, MPH

JAMA. 2002;288:2172-2174.

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Older adults are more likely than any other age group to be killed while crossing a street. Although only 12.6% of the US population in 2001 was estimated to be 65 years or older, these older adults accounted for 1049 (21.5%) of 4882 deaths of pedestrians in motor vehicle crashes in that year.¹ Marked crosswalks are often constructed at intersections to enable pedestrians to cross safely. However, an article by Koepsell et al² in this issue of THE JOURNAL suggests that marked crosswalks might not always be safe for pedestrians.

Koepsell et al compared intersections where motor vehicles had collided with pedestrians aged 65 years or older with intersections of similar traffic density, speed limits, and numbers of lanes where collisions of older pedestrian and motor vehicles had not occurred, by the presence or absence of marked crosswalks. They found that . . . [Full Text of this Article]

Author Affiliations: Dr Runge is Administrator, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Washington, DC. Dr Cole is Contributing Editor, JAMA.

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