Pedestrian InRoads was founded in 2006 by attorney and mother, Andrea Okomski, after her teenage son, Joe Robinson, was permanently disabled a few blocks from home on his way to catch a city bus to school.

"When my son nearly died after being hit by a car I had to learn about the world in new ways.  Through the many months that my son existed in a coma in Children's Hospital I saw the unmitigated, preventable suffering of so many children, innocents that we have sacrificed to the culture of convenience." 

Every year in Seattle alone, 500 pedestrians are hit by vehicles. On average, about 75 will die or suffer a disabling injury, and over 400 are injured. Every week, one person is killed or disabled, and nine others will be hit. Each and every year.  

These so-called accidents are preventable.  They are the result of poor design, engineering and our cultural bias for speed and convenience.