# 'New Mexico pedestrian deaths spike to 82 ' **URL:** \ **Category:** Safety\ **Created:** [December 31, 2018, 4:34am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/new-mexico-pedestrian-deaths-spike-to-82/131692 "2018-12-31T04:34:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![RandomTroll](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/randomtroll/32/12184_2.png) [@RandomTroll](https://community.cartalk.com/u/RandomTroll)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2018, 4:34am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/new-mexico-pedestrian-deaths-spike-to-82/131692/1 "2018-12-31T04:34:01Z")
> **[New Mexico pedestrian deaths spike to 82](https://www.abqjournal.com/1262723/new-mexico-pedestrian-deaths-spike-to-82.html)** > > Road design, increased development, jaywalking are contributing factors ‘For a better comparison, the state with a population closest to New Mexico, Nebraska, had 11 deaths in 2016, a fraction of what our state experienced.’ A new record! We’re #1! We’re #1! ---
**Author:** ![Mustangman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mustangman/32/44130_2.png) [@Mustangman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mustangman)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2018, 2:00pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/new-mexico-pedestrian-deaths-spike-to-82/131692/2 "2018-12-31T14:00:58Z")
> **[Walk of death? Florida is the most dangerous place for pedestrians](https://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/article125588259.html)** > > A report that ranks the 104 largest metro areas shows pedestrian fatalities at a 10-year high and blames street design for the danger. This article is a bit old but I think Florida, and my specific part of Florida, has NM beat. And we have a TON of bicycle and motorcycle deaths to go along with the pedestrians. ---
**Author:** ![jtsanders](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c2a13f/32.png) [@jtsanders](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jtsanders)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2018, 6:56pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/new-mexico-pedestrian-deaths-spike-to-82/131692/3 "2018-12-31T18:56:12Z")
NM isn’t even the most in the Southwest. AZ has 1.61 pedestrian deaths per 100,000 people (224 total in 2017). That is the highest per capita pedestrian death rate in the US. > **[Arizona has highest rate of pedestrian deaths in the U.S., report says](https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/arizona/2018/03/01/arizona-has-highest-rate-pedestrian-deaths-united-states-report-says/383640002/)** > > A new report shows that Arizona has the highest rate of pedestrian deaths per capita in the nation. ---
**Author:** ![Purebred](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/purebred/32/46796_2.png) [@Purebred](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Purebred)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2018, 8:23pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/new-mexico-pedestrian-deaths-spike-to-82/131692/4 "2018-12-31T20:23:18Z")
Copied from Forbes, 2016, most recent statistics. ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/original/2X/b/b28a73bac65b0695fe0aa75e3a40f6039d0c789f.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![RandomTroll](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/randomtroll/32/12184_2.png) [@RandomTroll](https://community.cartalk.com/u/RandomTroll)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2018, 10:10pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/new-mexico-pedestrian-deaths-spike-to-82/131692/5 "2018-12-31T22:10:39Z")
> [@Mustangman](#): > > This article is a bit old but I think Florida, and my specific part of Florida, has NM beat. > > And we have a TON of bicycle and motorcycle deaths to go along with the pedestrians. > [@jtsanders](#): > > NM isn’t even the most in the Southwest. AZ has 1.61 pedestrian deaths per 100,000 people (224 total in 2017). That is the highest per capita pedestrian death rate in the US. Jealous!!! ---
**Author:** ![jtsanders](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c2a13f/32.png) [@jtsanders](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jtsanders)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2019, 4:01pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/new-mexico-pedestrian-deaths-spike-to-82/131692/6 "2019-01-01T16:01:46Z")
> [@Purebred](#): > > Copied from Forbes, 2016, most recent statistics. Yesterday’s tomatoes. My post shows 2017 statistics. ---
**Author:** ![RandomTroll](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/randomtroll/32/12184_2.png) [@RandomTroll](https://community.cartalk.com/u/RandomTroll)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2019, 3:33am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/new-mexico-pedestrian-deaths-spike-to-82/131692/7 "2019-01-10T03:33:11Z")
> **[OPINION | Editorial: NM a very dangerous place to be a pedestrian](https://www.abqjournal.com/1266063/nm-a-very-dangerous-place-to-be-a-pedestrian.html)** > > OPINION | Albuquerque and New Mexico have led the nation in some unpleasant statistics in recent years. Deaths ... ---
**Author:** ![Barkydog](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/barkydog/32/2470_2.png) [@Barkydog](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Barkydog)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2019, 5:59am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/new-mexico-pedestrian-deaths-spike-to-82/131692/8 "2019-01-10T05:59:18Z")
Warmer climate means more pedestrians on the road with cellphones? ---
**Author:** ![B.L.E](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/848f3c/32.png) [@B.L.E](https://community.cartalk.com/u/B.L.E)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2019, 11:36am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/new-mexico-pedestrian-deaths-spike-to-82/131692/9 "2019-01-11T11:36:49Z")
> [@RandomTroll](#): > > Albuquerque and New Mexico Albuquerque **AND** New Mexico? Well, that settles it. The 65 mph speed limit on that highway that goes from Clovis to Ft Sumner needs to be even lower!!! And while were at it, add even more “safety corridors” to Interstate 40. ---
**Author:** ![Purebred](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/purebred/32/46796_2.png) [@Purebred](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Purebred)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2019, 3:11pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/new-mexico-pedestrian-deaths-spike-to-82/131692/10 "2019-01-11T15:11:54Z")
Or is it because Bugs Bunny always make a wrong turn at Albuquerque? ---
**Author:** ![Purebred](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/purebred/32/46796_2.png) [@Purebred](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Purebred)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2019, 3:16pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/new-mexico-pedestrian-deaths-spike-to-82/131692/11 "2019-01-11T15:16:37Z")
What are pedestrians doing on those highways? ---
**Author:** ![B.L.E](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/848f3c/32.png) [@B.L.E](https://community.cartalk.com/u/B.L.E)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2019, 11:36pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/new-mexico-pedestrian-deaths-spike-to-82/131692/12 "2019-01-11T23:36:58Z")
I don’t know, not much to see except fallen boulders, empty Acme shipping boxes, and coyote shaped holes in the ground. ---
**Author:** ![jtsanders](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c2a13f/32.png) [@jtsanders](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jtsanders)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2019, 1:32am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/new-mexico-pedestrian-deaths-spike-to-82/131692/13 "2019-01-12T01:32:51Z")
C’mon, what about the UFOs? ---
**Author:** ![RandomTroll](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/randomtroll/32/12184_2.png) [@RandomTroll](https://community.cartalk.com/u/RandomTroll)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2019, 8:18pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/new-mexico-pedestrian-deaths-spike-to-82/131692/14 "2019-01-12T20:18:34Z")
> [@Purebred](#): > > Or is it because Bugs Bunny always make a wrong turn at Albuquerque? Somebody drew a mural of that in the neighborhood. Unfortunately I can’t find a picture on the 'net. Warner Brothers eventually published a comic book of Bugs in town. > [@Purebred](#): > > What are pedestrians doing on those highways? Sometimes they’re crazy, sometimes they’re trying to help. Both of these articles address pedestrian misbehavior. ---
**Author:** ![B.L.E](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/848f3c/32.png) [@B.L.E](https://community.cartalk.com/u/B.L.E)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2019, 3:53am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/new-mexico-pedestrian-deaths-spike-to-82/131692/15 "2019-01-13T03:53:51Z")
> [@Purebred](#): > > What are pedestrians doing on those highways? There are no pedestrians or much else along those highways. You can drive for an hour without having to turn the steering wheel or meeting another car. It’s an extension of west Texas but with lower speed limits.