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.

spanishcatfishing wrote on Sep 17^th, 2009 at 5:34pm:


This means that 60% die whilst on a crossing.......
I dont think that I will use the crossings anymore

No One's mentioned the age old art of 'Cutting up'.The women here are utter proffesionals,I saw one yesterday and rightly so was applauded by the affected wagon driver,a truly classic manoeuvre.Another coat of paint and there would have been blood.