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An Ordinance amending Section 18-1(19) of the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Code of Ordinances, to include those in wheelchairs in the definition of "pedestrian"; creating Section 18-94 in Article VIII of Chapter 18 of the Code of Ordinances to prohibit the crossing of arterial roadways in any location other than a crosswalk, an intersection with traffic control signals or devices, or an intersection; to prohibit pedestrians from entering arterial roadways to approach vehicles and from being upon medians in arterial roadways; and amending Sections 18-164 and 18-166, relating to general penalties and the penalties for violations of specific sections, respectively, to update the monetary penalties provided therein and to provide a penalty for violation of Section 18-94. [Council Office, Maynard]
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WHEREAS, at least 5,376 pedestrians were killed in motor vehicle collisions nationally in 2015, the highest number since 1996, and increased nearly ten percent (10%) from 2014 to 2015, the last years in which national data is available. (National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's National Center for Statistics and Analysis); and
WHEREAS, nearly 70,000 pedestrians were injured in motor vehicle collisions nationally in 2015, an increase of nearly eight percent (8%) from 2014 to 2015. (National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's National Center for Statistics and Analysis); and
WHEREAS, in 2014, seventy-six percent (76%) of all pedestrian deaths occurred in urban settings, seventy-two percent (72%) of all pedestrian deaths occur on major roads, and twenty-six percent (26%) of all pedestrian deaths occurred at intersections. (Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, Highway Loss Data Institute); and
WHEREAS, the number of distracted drivers has increased substantially over the years; (Bridgestone America Young Driver Survey 2014; American Journal of Public Health; "Pedestrian Deaths Spiked in 2016, Distraction Cited," New York Times); a...
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