Crime & Safety
Record 101 Pedestrians Died On Massachusetts Roads In 2022, State Data Shows
Bicyclist fatalities were also high in 2022, with 10 cyclists dying on the road, but did not spike to peaks reached in some previous years.
July 19, 2023
STATE HOUSE, BOSTON - The number of pedestrians and bicyclists involved in on-the-road accidents in Massachusetts is on the rise after record lows in 2020, with the most pedestrian fatalities on record occurring in 2022.
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A recent Department of Transportation assessment on the safety of so-called vulnerable road users -- those who use the roads but not in a motor vehicle, including pedestrians, bicyclists, rollerbladers, and others -- showed that 101 pedestrians died in crashes in 2022. The previous high of 83 pedestrian deaths was recorded in 2012, according to MassDOT data.
Bicyclist fatalities were also high in 2022, with 10 cyclists dying on the road, but did not spike to peaks reached in some previous years.
Find out what's happening in Across Massachusettsfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
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