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This appears to be WP:NOR original research. Before nominating this for deletion, I'd like to see if anyone else agrees. - CHAIRBOY ( ☎) 08:03, 17 January 2006 (UTC)
Hi,
Thanks for your comments.
I have added more citations. I'd be happy to beef it up further if it still looks improperly referenced.
Thanks
Kavi
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How about discussing some of the low-tech design changes which also influence Pedestrian Safety? For example, bull bars on 4x4s or SUVs.-- ReddyRose 21:27, 18 January 2006 (UTC)
I think we should. I was ready to do it but maybe some discussion beforehand would be advisable. The alternative to a new article could just be a redirect to here, but since this is a specialized piece of pedestrian safety. I think it makes more sense to just put a link to here in a new article as one of many links. Spalding 14:49, 19 June 2006 (UTC)
The current opening sentence of this page is mis-leading. The "almost two-thirds of 1.2 million people" figure from the World Book page is taken out of context. First off, that statistic doesn't have a source or year cited on The World Book page that the reference links to. Furthermore, the focus of that World Book fact page is third world countries, and the wiki page's reference is very misleading without the context of most of those crashes occurring in situations where the the solutions offered up in the second sentence of the current wiki article are ones that would greatly benefit such countries.
It's not helpful to take a statistic from an unknown year, mostly comprised of 3rd world country information, and then enumerate solutions that have been greatly effective in countries with much more established roadways, licensing, and automobile standards.
Possible sources for more accurate and helpful data could be: - Pedestrian Crash Trends and Potential Countermeasures from Around the World (University of North Carolina Highway Safety Research Center, November 30, 2010) - Pedestrian crossings survey in Europe (January 2008) - US DOT NTHSA "TRAFFIC SAFETY FACTS 2011 Data" (August 2013)
BenButtons7 ( talk) 23:11, 15 December 2013 (UTC) BenButtons7