On March 26, a report from the Governors Highway Safety Association showed Volusia County among the nation s most dangerous places for pedestrians.
Although the report also stated that the the number of pedestrian deaths in Florida dropped by 14% in the first six months of 2020, it indicated that Florida had the second highest pedestrian death rate among the 50 states,
This year, other pedestrian deaths were reported in Ormond-By-The-Sea, Ormond Beach, Deltona, Daytona Beach and Daytona Beach Shores, according to News-Journal reports.
The first pedestrian death was reported Jan. 25 when a resident of the First Step Shelter for the homeless was killed on International Speedway Boulevard. The 30-year-old woman was crossing the road to catch a bus to report to her first-day of work when a vehicle struck her, officials said.
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Updated May 06, 2021;
Posted May 06, 2021
A group of traffic safety organizations has released a checklist to help cities properly implement effective automated enforcement programs. (Staten Island Advance/Erik Bascome)
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STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. While automated enforcement programs, like speed cameras and red light cameras, have proven to bolster roadway safety, they’re often opposed by many members of the communities in which they’re installed, as we’ve seen here on Staten Island.
With that in mind, a group of the nation’s largest traffic safety organizations has released a new checklist designed to help communities that are implementing or expanding automated enforcement programs gain the support of local residents.
The global biometrics market has been recently developing rapidly, and this trend will continue shortly. If in 2018 its volume was estimated at $23.4 billion, according to the forecast of the analytical company BCC Research, the market size may increase to $71.6 billion with an average annual growth rate of 23.2 % by 2024.
Fingerprint scanning, facial recognition, iris, vein, and voice technologies are expected to be implemented at the fastest pace. The analysis is based on the revenue indicators of key players depending on segments, including hardware, software, and integration.
Biometric electronic documents
Another analytical Agency, Acuity Research, estimates that the number of biometric electronic IDs will increase by about 3.5 billion electronic documents in the world. Moreover, more than half of the UN member States issue biometric passports.
Police reports tell the chilling story, in bland language:
âUnit two was northbound on South Dobson Road just south of Southern Avenue in lane number two. Unit one, a pedestrian, was crossing in the crosswalk against the light from west to east.Â
âThis crosswalk has a traffic light but the signal was green for northbound traffic. The pedestrian crossed the street in the darkness of night and was struck by unit two going northbound.Â
âThe pedestrian was taken to Banner Desert Hospital where he succumbed to his injuries.â
The average road vehicle weighs about 4,000 pounds with top speeds of around 120 mph.
Catalina Rivera, Martinez’s mother, said the family misses him deeply.
“He died a very hard death … I don’t know what else to say,” she said, choking up. “… I cry every day, I have his picture on my phone and every time I turn it on I see him.”
Rivera added, “it’s just the matter of the way he died – left there like a dog on the freeway…. I go to bed at night and I just picture him … it’s hard, very hard.”
The number of pedestrian crashes and deaths actually dropped last year, but Albuquerque, and New Mexico as a whole, is still considered one of the most dangerous places for pedestrians – a problem that officials say will take vision, money and a culture shift to solve.