The Facts About Vulnerable Roadway Users

In 2017, vulnerable roadway users (pedestrians, bicyclists, and moped riders) accounted for 201, or 20.3%, of the state’s 988 traffic deaths.
During the five-year period from 2013-2017, there were a total of 88 bicyclist fatalities, 169 moped fatalities, and 628 pedestrian fatalities in South Carolina, according to the 2020 South Carolina Highway Safety Plan.
From 2013-2017, South Carolina experienced 88 bicyclist traffic fatalities, with 18 occurring in 2017, representing a 2.8% increase when compared to the average of the previous four-year period, and a 20.0% increase from the level in 2013.
From 2013-2017, South Carolina experienced 169 moped traffic fatalities, with 29 occurring in 2017, representing a 17.1% decrease when compared to the average of the previous four-year period, but a 20.8% increase from the level in 2013.
Nationally, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), 6,283 pedestrians were killed in traffic collisions in 2018.
Nationally, in 2018, more than two-thirds of pedestrians killed in traffic collisions were males.
The highest percentage of pedestrian fatalities occur between 6 P.M. and 8:59 p.m.