Sports and recreation
Leisurely urban walking
Estimated population-level acute risk associated with walking as a pedestrian on public roads and footpaths.
Base risk estimate
0.033 micromorts per miles
Population-level estimate. Not a personal prediction.
Assumptions
Reflects UK population-level pedestrian risk on public roads averaged across all times of day, road types, and demographics.
Limitations
UK-specific data. Pedestrian risk varies substantially by country, infrastructure quality, crossing safety, traffic volume, and time of day. US pedestrian conditions differ; US fatality rates per mile are estimated to be higher due to road design differences.
Source notes
Based on UK DfT road user risk data (Table RAS30001), which reports pedestrian fatality rates per billion miles walked derived from National Travel Survey exposure data. UK 2022–23 pedestrian fatality rate approximately 33 per billion miles walked.
Last reviewed
5/31/2024