A new study by the RACE motoring organisation shows that more than 40% of the pedestrians who die in traffic accidents in Spain are hit when they fail to use a pedestrian crossing to cross a road. With 14 deaths per 1 million inhabitants, Spain holds second place in Europe for the number of pedestrians killed on the roads every year – Slovenia holds the top position.

Another factor to come out of the study is that a third of pedestrians who cross at lights do so when the light is on red.
The age group most at risk is the over 65s, who count for 4 in every 10 pedestrians killed on Spanish roads.

Drivers also have their part of the blame: the RACE study, which covered 20 Spanish cities, shows that 1 in every 4 drivers fails to stop at a pedestrians crossing. The figures however vary considerably across the country: drivers in A Coruña, Galicia are the most respectful of those on foot, where 96% would pull up and allow a pedestrian to cross the road.
In Murcia, on the other hand, RACE notes that more than 40% of drivers do not give way.