One possible flaw in the report, it did not take in to consideration the age of the driver.

Another possible flaw, did it take into account the age of the pedestrian? There are a lot of seniors out there on the sidewalks (some who can't drive and others who just prefer to walk) who are sometimes off the sidewalks where there aren't any.

As I recall, just yesterday we were driving east on the notoriously narrow Kingston Pike near Sequoya Hills, and had to slow down and maneuver halfway over into the left lane to avoid an older couple walking along the right side of Kingston Pike where there were no sidewalks (prompting middle fingers from people behind us and in the left lane).

Florida has lots of multi-lane surface roads that look like deathtraps for anyone trying to cross them.

Liberty and justice for all.

My home

computing the rate of pedestrian deaths relative to the amount of walking residents do on average.

I'm curious how they estimate the latter.

On its face, Knoxville doesn't strike me as a particularly safe/friendly place to walk (not that I've done any research on it). Some areas are OK, but others aren't. Sidewalk construction/maintenance often seems like an afterthought.

Brian A.
I'd rather be cycling.

I'd say Knoxville is an OK place to walk, could be better, could be worse. Downtown and surrounding neighborhoods and greenways are good, Broadway is not and Cumberland is not. Also, city of Maryville has an emerging downtown but you can tell people drive through it like they are not used to walkers. Its unforntunate walking is still sort of an anomaly though, people think its strange or think its dangerous in places where it isn't.