When you’re on the move from here to there, how do you travel? About 10 percent of all Americans get where they’re going on foot.

Pedestrians also make up 13 percent of all motor vehicle traffic-related deaths in the U.S.—about 4,000 pedestrians die every year, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). On average, that’s about one every two hours.

The CDC recently released a 10-year study of pedestrian deaths from traffic crashes occurring between 2001 and 2010. Here’s what they found:

• Deaths were 2.5 times higher for men than women.

• Death rates increase with age—for both genders.

• People in large central metro areas had the highest death rates by area.

• Death rates were higher for ages 75 an older.

Today, walking gets more and more attention as a benefit to our health as well as the health of our environment. To stay safe, the CDC recommends the following tips:

• Cross the street only at designated crosswalks.

• Be extra careful at intersections.

• Carry a flashlight and wear retro-reflective clothing at night.

• Walk facing traffic, if a sidewalk is not available.