Perils for Pedestrians

TV talk about people who walk

Perils for Pedestrians Episode 143

Topics in Episode 143:

  • We learn about the Association For Safe International Road Travel.

  • We look at a trail system in Mayville, New York.

  • We talk with Barry Wellar about his transportation research.

Bolivian road

The Association for Safe International Road Travei (ASIRT) promotes global road safety. Well over a million people die every year in road crashes. Half those deaths are the vulnerable road users -- pedestrians, bicyclists, and motor scooters. For healthy Americans traveling abroad, road crashes are the leading cause of death.