Watchdog Group: Route 1, Route 6 most dangerous for pedestrians

HARTFORD, Conn. – For the seventh year in a row, Route 1 in Fairfield County has been ranked the most dangerous road for pedestrians by a transportation watchdog group.

Between 2011 and 2013, nine pedestrians were killed while walking along the road, according to an analysis by the nonprofit Tri-State Transportation Campaign. The New York City-based group says it works to reduce car dependency in Connecticut, New York, and New Jersey.

Route 6, which runs east-to-west through roughly the middle of the state, had three pedestrian fatalities during those years, making it the second most dangerous road in Connecticut.

Route 1 has topped the group’s list repeatedly in recent years.

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