Pedestrian and bicycle safety are not just transportation issues. They’re human ones. Whether traveling on foot or by bicycle, vulnerable road users face greater risks because they have little protection in a crash. Every statistic reflects a life lost, a family changed forever, and a community left to cope with the devastating consequences. But when we hear the numbers, it can feel a bit abstract.

In New Mexico, 102 pedestrians were killed in a single year. That’s roughly the number of people who would fill two full school buses or a small passenger airplane. Imagine hearing that two buses full of people died in a single crash. It would dominate the news for weeks. Communities would demand answers. Investigations would begin immediately.

But pedestrian fatalities don’t happen all at once. They happen one by one, week after week, across the state. Because they occur over time, the scale of the tragedy can be harder to see. Yet the impact is just as real.

Pedestrian crashes are not random. They often occur in predicable places and under familiar conditions that often include high speeds, low visibility, driver distraction, or corridors where development and travel patterns have changed over time.

LookforMe uses this information to support a realistic and compassionate approach to safety — one that recognizes that people make mistakes, people are vulnerable, and protecting pedestrians and bicyclists requires awareness of our surroundings and a shared commitment to safety.