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pedestrian

[puh-des-tree-uhn] / pəˈdɛs tri ən /


NOUN
person traveling on foot
Synonyms


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Deaths involving cars and motorbikes increased last year but the number of pedestrians and cyclists killed on the roads reduced.

From BBC

Waymo confirmed that a pedestrian entered the trunk after the previous rider left it open.

From Los Angeles Times

When Chicago introduced electric-scooter rentals in 2019, the convenience came with downsides: Some riders ran traffic lights, frightened pedestrians and abandoned their battery-powered rides in the middle of the sidewalk.

From The Wall Street Journal

As a driver myself - but also an occasional cyclist, pedestrian and resident of a neighbourhood of 20mph roads - I am increasingly fascinated by the complicated layers of debate.

From BBC

Hale said he wrote to the mayor’s office Dec. 1, ahead of the Sunday action in Westwood, explaining that a pedestrian had been killed several years before at an intersection a block away.

From Los Angeles Times