Pedestrians

In 2024, 456 pedestrians died, representing 14 % of road traffic fatalities. It is estimated that 17 000 pedestrians were injured on the roads, including 2 000 seriously (MAIS3+). From 2010 to 2019, the annual number of pedestrian deaths remained stable (slightly below 500, except in 2016), whereas the number of non-pedestrian fatalities decreased annually by -2.6 % between 2010 and 2019. The share of pedestrians in overall road fatalities thus increased from 12 % in 2010 to 15 % in 2019.

Non-motorized personal mobility devices (NPMDs) include non-electric scooters, roller skates, skateboards, etc. Under the Highway Code, NPMDs are treated as pedestrians and are therefore counted as such in accident statistics. In 2024, 2 NPMDs users died. Among injured pedestrians, 3 % were NPMDs users. Finally, 70 % of bodily injury accidents involving NPMDs recorded in the BAAC database involved either a passenger vehicle or a commercial vehicle, and 8 non-NPMDs pedestrians were injured in accidents involving a NPMDs.

In 2024, the pedestrian risk is estimated at 1.9 deaths per billion minutes travelled, while the overall average risk is 2.2 deaths/billion minutes. The risk is nearly three times higher for cyclists (6.2 deaths per billion minutes) and slightly lower for passenger vehicles (1.4 deaths per billion minutes). People aged 85 and over are at the highest risk (11.9 deaths/billion minutes), followed by those aged 75-84 and 18-24, with 5.1 and 4.1 deaths per billion minutes, respectively.