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Show i ; ! j Pedestrians not always immune signal and stepping from behind be-hind a parked vehicle. Last year, 300 persons were injured while standing on a traffic safety isle. ; You're not immune to traffic i : !j accidents even when you're ! . walking. !j : .:' Nine fchosuand pedestrians were killed and nearly 275,000 ! : were injured last year in the ! ; United States, according to an ; ; authoritative report by The i! Travelers Insurance Companies. : The report is based on statia- ' ':'.! tics from state motor vehicle .:; ! j departments, j -ji ; i Those who cross between in- I ' ,: ' tersections run the biggest risk ! ' of getting hurt. More than 40 ! i ; I per cent of the fatal accidents i i.i: ;i ! and nearly 32 per cent of all i: !;; rj ' non-fatal mishaps involving pe- ' i; :1 destrians occurred between intersections. in-tersections. . ' i Those who enjoy hiking in the country also should be- ! -! ware. One thousand four hun- ' : dred pedestrians were killed in : 1965 while walking along rural j roads; nearly 21,000 more were injured on country byways. 1 ji I Other leading factors invol- h I ving pedestrian death and in- ; j jury included crossing an in-tersection in-tersection against the traffic |