1. Percentage of traffic fatalities which are pedestrians in California: 20%
2. California's spending on pedestrian safety: 1%
3. Money spent per person on highway projects in California: $40
4. Money spent per person on pedestrian projects in California: .04¢
5. Money lost in 1999 alone in lost productivity and medical expenses due to pedestrian accidents: $4 billion
6. Percentage of "low-income" households that do not have a car in the U.S.: 25%
7. Percentage of other households without a car: 4%

Sources: 1-5, Surface Transportation Policy Project; 6,7, U.S. Department of Transportation.