http://m.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/sydney-news/pedestrian-death-rates-rocketing-statistics-show/story-e6freuzi-1226385404043
TWENTY more pedestrians have been killed on NSW roads this year compared with last, in a frightening death toll spike.
Police yesterday revealed the alarming statistics, as they begged motorists to take more care on NSW roads.
On Monday, a 76-year-old man died while crossing the road at Evans Head, on the north coast. Later that day, a man, 85, died when he was hit by a car at Bankstown.
The two deaths brought this year's pedestrian deaths to a total of 166 - 20 above the same period last year.
Until 2011, police said pedestrian fatalities had been averaging in the mid 50s since 2008.
Traffic and highway patrol commander Superintendent Stuart Smith said people must slow down on the roads: "We are sending a clear message to motorists and pedestrians, don't be impatient, pay attention on the road."
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