Austin pedestrian crashes affect more minority, lower-income communities

AUSTIN (KXAN) — A pedestrian safety plan released this week after a year-long analysis of crash data shows certain demographic groups are impacted more than others when it comes to Austin crashes.
Minority, non-English speaking and lower-income communities were found to have higher rates of serious pedestrian crashes.
Between 2010 and 2015 there were nearly 1,900 people who were involved in pedestrian crashes just walking, leading to 121 fatalities. For every pedestrian killed in Aust