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Re:US Pedestrian Death Rate Increased 9x Faster Than Populat... by sandworm101 on Wednesday March 01, 2023 @07:03AM (#34981395)
There are also definition issues. Is a bicycle rider a pedestrian? Is someone waiting for a bus or uber a pedestrian? Is someone walking in a parking lot to thier car a pedestrian? Definitions can range from anyone on foot to only those deliberately going somewhere without a vehicle. Do we include people walking where they are legally not allowed so to do? Without a consistent and stated definition, any stats are just fluff for headlines.
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Re:US Pedestrian Death Rate Increased 9x Faster Than Populat... by peoplefromibiza on Wednesday March 01, 2023 @08:18AM (#34982042)
> Is a bicycle rider a pedestrian?

> Is someone waiting for a bus or uber a pedestrian?

> Is someone walking in a parking lot to thier car a pedestrian?

I'm quite sure they are are literally not, the article uses the term "pedestrian" in the title but then it uses "walkers" in the text, it looks quite clear that they are referring to people walking on public spaces as a means of travel.

  pedestrian
  /pɪˈdɛstrɪən/
  noun: pedestrian; plural noun: pedestrians

  a person walking rather than travelling in a vehicle.
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