The number of pedestrians killed on U.S. roads last year was the highest in 28 years. Using data reported by states, the Governors Highway Safety Association estimates that 6,227 pedestrians were killed in 2018 — a 4 percent hike from 2017 and 35 percent since 2008. Charlie Riedel/AP hide caption
Pedestrians cross the street as traffic moves along 42nd Street in Midtown Manhattan on Jan. 25. Drew Angerer/Getty Images hide caption
Drivers distracted by their devices are a well-documented, rising cause of traffic crashes, but there are a growing number of pedestrians, too, who can become oblivious to traffic around them. Bebeto Matthews/AP hide caption
A pedestrian stops to look at an automated real-time bike counter on Market Street in San Francisco. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images hide caption