City of San Diego Pedestrian Accidents by Primary Cause Factor from 2017 to 2022

This blog post contains a comprehensive overview of pedestrian traffic violations (aka pedestrian accidents) in the City of San Diego from 2017 to 2022. This is related to what is called the primary cause factor, the main reason that a crash or an accident happened. In this post, this is what people were actually cited for when, in fact, there could be other circumstances that contributed to an accident. It’s not surprising in our walking town that most issues revolve around failures to yield the right-of-way, both by drivers towards pedestrians at crosswalks and by pedestrians towards vehicles when crossing outside of crosswalks. As San Diego pedestrian accident lawyers, we put together this information to underscore the need for increased awareness and adherence to traffic rules. Stay safe San Diego!

• In the City of San Diego from 2017 to 2022, driver failure to yield right-of-way to pedestrians at a marked or unmarked crosswalk accounted for 1208 pedestrian accidents.
• In the City of San Diego from 2017 to 2022, driver failure to yield right-of-way to pedestrians at a marked or unmarked crosswalk accounted for 35.76% of the total of all pedestrian accidents.

• In the City of San Diego from 2017 to 2022, pedestrian failure to yield right-of-way to vehicles when crossing outside of a marked or unmarked crosswalk accounted for 576 pedestrian accidents.
• In the City of San Diego from 2017 to 2022, pedestrian failure to yield right-of-way to vehicles when crossing outside of a marked or unmarked crosswalk accounted for 17.05% of the total of all pedestrian accidents.

• In the City of San Diego from 2017 to 2022, unsafe turning or moving right or left on a roadway Turning without signaling accounted for 250 pedestrian accidents.
• In the City of San Diego from 2017 to 2022, unsafe turning or moving right or left on a roadway Turning without signaling accounted for 7.40% of the total of all pedestrian accidents.

• In the City of San Diego from 2017 to 2022, speeding on the highway accounted for 173 pedestrian accidents.
• In the City of San Diego from 2017 to 2022, speeding on the highway accounted for 5.12% of the total of all pedestrian accidents.

• In the City of San Diego from 2017 to 2022, pedestrian failure to yield right-of-way at traffic signals / Failure of pedestrians to yield right-of-way to vehicles already in intersection accounted for 131 pedestrian accidents.
• In the City of San Diego from 2017 to 2022, pedestrian failure to yield right-of-way at traffic signals / Failure of pedestrians to yield right-of-way to vehicles already in intersection accounted for 3.88% of the total of all pedestrian accidents.

• In the City of San Diego from 2017 to 2022, unsafe starting or backing of a vehicle on a highway accounted for 126 pedestrian accidents.
• In the City of San Diego from 2017 to 2022, unsafe starting or backing of a vehicle on a highway accounted for 3.73% of the total of all pedestrian accidents.

• In the City of San Diego from 2017 to 2022, pedestrian failure to cross at crosswalks between adjacent traffic signal controlled intersections accounted for 108 pedestrian accidents.
• In the City of San Diego from 2017 to 2022, pedestrian failure to cross at crosswalks between adjacent traffic signal controlled intersections accounted for 3.20% of the total of all pedestrian accidents.

• In the City of San Diego from 2017 to 2022, failure to stop at a limit line or crosswalk at a red light / failure to yield right-of-way to pedestrians when turning on a red light accounted for 83 pedestrian accidents.
• In the City of San Diego from 2017 to 2022, failure to stop at a limit line or crosswalk at a red light/  failure to yield right-of-way to pedestrians when turning on a red light accounted for 2.46% of the total of all pedestrian accidents.

• In the City of San Diego from 2017 to 2022, driver failure to stop at a stop sign before a limit line accounted for 45 pedestrian accidents.
• In the City of San Diego from 2017 to 2022, driver failure to stop at a stop sign before a limit line accounted for 1.33% of the total of all pedestrian accidents.

• In the City of San Diego from 2017 to 2022, driver failure to yield right-of-way to pedestrians on sidewalks accounted for 34 pedestrian accidents.
• In the City of San Diego from 2017 to 2022, driver failure to yield right-of-way to pedestrians on sidewalks accounted for 1.01% of the total of all pedestrian accidents.

• In the City of San Diego from 2017 to 2022, driver failure to yield right-of-way when entering/crossing a highway accounted for 21 pedestrian accidents.
• In the City of San Diego from 2017 to 2022, driver failure to yield right-of-way when entering/crossing a highway accounted for 0.62% of the total of all pedestrian accidents.

• In the City of San Diego from 2017 to 2022, driver or pedestrian failure to yield right-of-way at an intersection or adjacent crosswalk accounted for 20 pedestrian accidents.
• In the City of San Diego from 2017 to 2022, driver or pedestrian failure to yield right-of-way at an intersection or adjacent crosswalk accounted for 0.59% of the total of all pedestrian accidents.

• In the City of San Diego from 2017 to 2022, driver failure to obey regulatory signs or signals accounted for 18 pedestrian accidents.
• In the City of San Diego from 2017 to 2022, driver failure to obey regulatory signs or signals accounted for 0.53% of the total of all pedestrian accidents.

• In the City of San Diego from 2017 to 2022, driving under the influence of alcohol (BAC 0.08+) or drugs accounted for 17 pedestrian accidents.
• In the City of San Diego from 2017 to 2022, driving under the influence of alcohol (BAC 0.08+) or drugs accounted for 0.50% of the total of all pedestrian accidents.

• In the City of San Diego from 2017 to 2022, pedestrian failure to walk close to the edge of the roadway when there is no sidewalk present accounted for 16 pedestrian accidents.
• In the City of San Diego from 2017 to 2022, pedestrian failure to walk close to the edge of the roadway when there is no sidewalk present accounted for 0.47% of the total of all pedestrian accidents.

• In the City of San Diego from 2017 to 2022, failure to stop at a collision resulting in property damage accounted for 14 pedestrian accidents.
• In the City of San Diego from 2017 to 2022, failure to stop at a collision resulting in property damage accounted for 0.41% of the total of all pedestrian accidents.

• In the City of San Diego from 2017 to 2022, driver failure to yield right-of-way when making a left turn or U-turn accounted for 13 pedestrian accidents.
• In the City of San Diego from 2017 to 2022, driver failure to yield right-of-way when making a left turn or U-turn accounted for 0.38% of the total of all pedestrian accidents.

• In the City of San Diego from 2017 to 2022, failure to stop or yield right-of-way at a stop sign accounted for 13 pedestrian accidents.
• In the City of San Diego from 2017 to 2022, failure to stop or yield right-of-way at a stop sign accounted for 0.38% of the total of all pedestrian accidents.

• In the City of San Diego from 2017 to 2022, driver failure to make a right or left turn as close to the roadway edge as possible, with exceptions, accounted for 10 pedestrian accidents.
• In the City of San Diego from 2017 to 2022, driver failure to make a right or left turn as close to the roadway edge as possible, with exceptions, accounted for 0.30% of the total of all pedestrian accidents.

• In the City of San Diego from 2017 to 2022, failure to yield right-of-way at intersections, including failure to yield to vehicles already in the intersection accounted for 7 pedestrian accidents.
• In the City of San Diego from 2017 to 2022, failure to yield right-of-way at intersections, including failure to yield to vehicles already in the intersection accounted for 0.21% of the total of all pedestrian accidents.

• In the City of San Diego from 2017 to 2022, failure to drive a vehicle in a single lane accounted for 6 pedestrian accidents.
• In the City of San Diego from 2017 to 2022, failure to drive a vehicle in a single lane accounted for 0.18% of the total of all pedestrian accidents.

• In the City of San Diego from 2017 to 2022, failure to drive/ride on the right half of the roadway (with some exceptions) accounted for 6 pedestrian accidents.
• In the City of San Diego from 2017 to 2022, failure to drive/ride on the right half of the roadway (with some exceptions) accounted for 0.18% of the total of all pedestrian accidents.

• In the City of San Diego from 2017 to 2022, failure to drive on the right side of double solid yellow lines or crossing double solid white lines unless broken accounted for 5 pedestrian accidents.
• In the City of San Diego from 2017 to 2022, failure to drive on the right side of double solid yellow lines or crossing double solid white lines unless broken accounted for 0.15% of the total of all pedestrian accidents.

• In the City of San Diego from 2017 to 2022, failure to pass safely to the left when passing another vehicle accounted for 5 pedestrian accidents.
• In the City of San Diego from 2017 to 2022, failure to pass safely to the left when passing another vehicle accounted for 0.15% of the total of all pedestrian accidents.

• In the City of San Diego from 2017 to 2022, failure to stop in a collision resulting in injury or death accounted for 4 pedestrian accidents.
• In the City of San Diego from 2017 to 2022, failure to stop in a collision resulting in injury or death accounted for 0.12% of the total of all pedestrian accidents.

• In the City of San Diego from 2017 to 2022, driving on the sidewalk (unless entering or leaving property) accounted for 4 pedestrian accidents.
• In the City of San Diego from 2017 to 2022, driving on the sidewalk (unless entering or leaving property) accounted for 0.12% of the total of all pedestrian accidents.

• In the City of San Diego from 2017 to 2022, driver failure to set brakes before leaving a vehicle unattended on highway accounted for 4 pedestrian accidents.
• In the City of San Diego from 2017 to 2022, driver failure to set brakes before leaving a vehicle unattended on highway accounted for 0.12% of the total of all pedestrian accidents.

• In the City of San Diego from 2017 to 2022, failure to obey and remain to the right of barriers that divide sections of a highway accounted for 3 pedestrian accidents.
• In the City of San Diego from 2017 to 2022, failure to obey and remain to the right of barriers that divide sections of a highway accounted for 0.09% of the total of all pedestrian accidents.

• In the City of San Diego from 2017 to 2022, driver failure to ensure that passengers are only riding in areas of vehicles designated for people (or in a towed trailer, with exceptions) accounted for 2 pedestrian accidents.
• In the City of San Diego from 2017 to 2022, driver failure to ensure that passengers are only riding in areas of vehicles designated for people (or in a towed trailer, with exceptions) accounted for 0.06% of the total of all pedestrian accidents.

• In the City of San Diego from 2017 to 2022, failure to pass safely on the right accounted for 2 pedestrian accidents.
• In the City of San Diego from 2017 to 2022, failure to pass safely on the right accounted for 0.06% of the total of all pedestrian accidents.

• In the City of San Diego from 2017 to 2022, failure to remain in the right lane, or or as close to the right side as possible, when traveling below the normal speed of traffic on a highway accounted for 2 pedestrian accidents.
• In the City of San Diego from 2017 to 2022, failure to remain in the right lane, or or as close to the right side as possible, when traveling below the normal speed of traffic on a highway accounted for 0.06% of the total of all pedestrian accidents.

• In the City of San Diego from 2017 to 2022, unsafe U-turn in residential districts / U-turn when another vehicle is approaching within 200 feet accounted for 2 pedestrian accidents.
• In the City of San Diego from 2017 to 2022, unsafe U-turn in residential districts / U-turn when another vehicle is approaching within 200 feet accounted for 0.06% of the total of all pedestrian accidents.

• In the City of San Diego from 2017 to 2022, reckless driving; driving with disregard for safety of people or property in a highway or parking facility accounted for 2 pedestrian accidents.
• In the City of San Diego from 2017 to 2022, reckless driving; driving with disregard for safety of people or property in a highway or parking facility accounted for 0.06% of the total of all pedestrian accidents.

• In the City of San Diego from 2017 to 2022, causing bodily injury to another person due to reckless driving accounted for 2 pedestrian accidents.
• In the City of San Diego from 2017 to 2022, causing bodily injury to another person due to reckless driving accounted for 0.06% of the total of all pedestrian accidents.

• In the City of San Diego from 2017 to 2022, driving a motor vehicle while using a wireless telephone that is not designed to be hands-free or used as such, with exceptions, accounted for 2 pedestrian accidents.
• In the City of San Diego from 2017 to 2022, driving a motor vehicle while using a wireless telephone that is not designed to be hands-free or used as such, with exceptions, accounted for 0.06% of the total of all pedestrian accidents.

• In the City of San Diego from 2017 to 2022, failure to ride in a bicycle lane when moving at less than the speed of traffic on the roadway, with exceptions, accounted for 1 pedestrian accident.
• In the City of San Diego from 2017 to 2022, failure to ride in a bicycle lane when moving at less than the speed of traffic on the roadway, with exceptions, accounted for 0.03% of the total of all pedestrian accidents.

• In the City of San Diego from 2017 to 2022, failure to operate a motor vehicle with a valid driver’s license accounted for 1 pedestrian accident.
• In the City of San Diego from 2017 to 2022, failure to operate a motor vehicle with a valid driver’s license accounted for 0.03% of the total of all pedestrian accidents.

• In the City of San Diego from 2017 to 2022, failure to stop at a limit line or crosswalk during a flashing red phase of a rapid intermittent light accounted for 1 pedestrian accident.
• In the City of San Diego from 2017 to 2022, failure to stop at a limit line or crosswalk during a flashing red phase of a rapid intermittent light accounted for 0.03% of the total of all pedestrian accidents.

• In the City of San Diego from 2017 to 2022, failure to stop for a vehicle that has already stopped to permit pedestrian crossing when approaching from behind accounted for 1 pedestrian accident.
• In the City of San Diego from 2017 to 2022, failure to stop for a vehicle that has already stopped to permit pedestrian crossing when approaching from behind accounted for 0.03% of the total of all pedestrian accidents.

• In the City of San Diego from 2017 to 2022, failure to yield right-of-way to a blind pedestrian carrying a predominantly white cane accounted for 1 pedestrian accident.
• In the City of San Diego from 2017 to 2022, failure to yield right-of-way to a blind pedestrian carrying a predominantly white cane accounted for 0.03% of the total of all pedestrian accidents.

• In the City of San Diego from 2017 to 2022, failure to give turn signals continuously in the last 100 feet before the turn accounted for 1 pedestrian accident.
• In the City of San Diego from 2017 to 2022, failure to give turn signals continuously in the last 100 feet before the turn accounted for 0.03% of the total of all pedestrian accidents.

• In the City of San Diego from 2017 to 2022, failure to secure the contents of a vehicle when driving the vehicle on the highway such that its contents do not escape the vehicle or failure to carry aggregate material in a covered cargo area or to fully equip the vehicle with the necessary parts (with exceptions) accounted for 1 pedestrian accident.
• In the City of San Diego from 2017 to 2022, failure to secure the contents of a vehicle when driving the vehicle on the highway such that its contents do not escape the vehicle or failure to carry aggregate material in a covered cargo area or to fully equip the vehicle with the necessary parts (with exceptions) accounted for 0.03% of the total of all pedestrian accidents.

• In the City of San Diego from 2017 to 2022, a vehicle’s failure to meet certain safety conditions to operate on roadways accounted for 1 pedestrian accident.
• In the City of San Diego from 2017 to 2022, a vehicle’s failure to meet certain safety conditions to operate on roadways accounted for 0.03% of the total of all pedestrian accidents.

• In the City of San Diego from 2017 to 2022, interfering with the driver in a way that affects the driver’s control of the vehicle accounted for 1 pedestrian accident. 
• In the City of San Diego from 2017 to 2022, interfering with the driver in a way that affects the driver’s control of the vehicle accounted for 0.03% of the total of all pedestrian accidents.

• In the City of San Diego from 2017 to 2022, failure to obey crosswalks between intersections or signs that prohibit pedestrian crossing accounted for 1 pedestrian accident.
• In the City of San Diego from 2017 to 2022, failure to obey crosswalks between intersections or signs that prohibit pedestrian crossing accounted for 0.03% of the total of all pedestrian accidents.

• In the City of San Diego from 2017 to 2022, pedestrians not totally or partially blind but carrying a predominantly white cane in a public space accounted for 1 pedestrian accident. 
• In the City of San Diego from 2017 to 2022, pedestrians not totally or partially blind but carrying a predominantly white cane in a public space accounted for 0.03% of the total of all pedestrian accidents.

• In the City of San Diego from 2017 to 2022, pedestrian presence in a bicycle path or lane when there is an adjacent adequate pedestrian facility accounted for 1 pedestrian accident. 
• In the City of San Diego from 2017 to 2022, pedestrian presence in a bicycle path or lane when there is an adjacent adequate pedestrian facility accounted for 0.03% of the total of all pedestrian accidents.

• In the City of San Diego from 2017 to 2022, driver failure to obey turning directions by traffic control devices accounted for 1 pedestrian accident. 
• In the City of San Diego from 2017 to 2022, driver failure to obey turning directions by traffic control devices accounted for 0.03% of the total of all pedestrian accidents.

• In the City of San Diego from 2017 to 2022, a vehicle lacking lighting equipment as required for a vehicle during darkness accounted for 1 pedestrian accident. 
• In the City of San Diego from 2017 to 2022, a vehicle lacking lighting equipment as required for a vehicle during darkness accounted for 0.03% of the total of all pedestrian accidents.

• In the City of San Diego from 2017 to 2022, failure to travel in the correct direction on designated one way highways, roadways or lanes accounted for 1 pedestrian accident.
• Failure to travel in the correct direction on designated one-way highways / roads or lanes in the City of San Diego from 2017 to 2022 accounted for 0.03% of the total of all pedestrian accidents.

• In the City of San Diego from 2017 to 2022, opening the door of a vehicle on the side of moving traffic unsafely as to interfere with traffic or leaving the door open for a longer period of time than is necessary accounted for 1 pedestrian accident. 
• Opening the door of a vehicle on the side of moving traffic unsafely in the City of San Diego from 2017 to 2022  as to interfere with traffic or leaving the door open for a longer period of time than is necessary accounted for 0.03% of the total of all pedestrian accidents.

Source: These statistics are for the years 2017 – 2022 and are sourced from the Transportation Injury Mapping System developed by UC Berkeley https://tims.berkeley.edu/