diff --git a/src/control/Phones.cpp b/src/control/Phones.cpp
index edbfe6c2..cc80360d 100644
--- a/src/control/Phones.cpp
+++ b/src/control/Phones.cpp
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ CPhoneInfo::Update(void)
 		} else {
 			CPad::GetPad(0)->SetEnablePlayerControls(PLAYERCONTROL_PHONE);
 			if (player->m_nPedState == PED_MAKE_CALL)
-				player->m_nPedState = PED_IDLE;
+				player->SetPedState(PED_IDLE);
 		}
 	}
 	bool notInCar;
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ CPhoneInfo::Update(void)
 								player->m_fRotationCur = angleToFace;
 								player->m_fRotationDest = angleToFace;
 								player->SetHeading(angleToFace);
-								player->m_nPedState = PED_MAKE_CALL;
+								player->SetPedState(PED_MAKE_CALL);
 								CPad::GetPad(0)->SetDisablePlayerControls(PLAYERCONTROL_PHONE);
 								TheCamera.SetWideScreenOn();
 								playerInfo->MakePlayerSafe(true);
@@ -333,7 +333,7 @@ PhonePutDownCB(CAnimBlendAssociation *assoc, void *arg)
 		ped->bUpdateAnimHeading = true;
 
 	if (ped->m_nPedState == PED_MAKE_CALL)
-		ped->m_nPedState = PED_IDLE;
+		ped->SetPedState(PED_IDLE);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/control/Script5.cpp b/src/control/Script5.cpp
index 1f47c9b9..3fa416f8 100644
--- a/src/control/Script5.cpp
+++ b/src/control/Script5.cpp
@@ -2125,7 +2125,7 @@ void CTheScripts::CleanUpThisPed(CPed* pPed)
 		if (pPed->m_nPedState == PED_FOLLOW_PATH && state != PED_FOLLOW_PATH)
 			pPed->ClearFollowPath();
 
-		pPed->m_nPedState = state;
+		pPed->SetPedState(state);
 		pPed->SetMoveState(ms);
 	}
 	--CPopulation::ms_nTotalMissionPeds;
diff --git a/src/peds/CivilianPed.cpp b/src/peds/CivilianPed.cpp
index a024b77a..079024f6 100644
--- a/src/peds/CivilianPed.cpp
+++ b/src/peds/CivilianPed.cpp
@@ -314,7 +314,7 @@ CCivilianPed::ProcessControl(void)
 				for (int j = 0; j < m_numNearPeds; ++j) {
 					CPed *nearPed = m_nearPeds[j];
 					if (nearPed->m_nPedType == m_nPedType && nearPed->m_nPedState == PED_WANDER_PATH) {
-						nearPed->m_nPedState = PED_UNKNOWN;
+						nearPed->SetPedState(PED_UNKNOWN);
 					}
 				}
 			}
diff --git a/src/peds/CopPed.cpp b/src/peds/CopPed.cpp
index 33b44d3e..5f5a80b1 100644
--- a/src/peds/CopPed.cpp
+++ b/src/peds/CopPed.cpp
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@ CCopPed::ArrestPlayer(void)
 	CPed *suspect = (CPed*)m_pSeekTarget;
 	if (suspect) {
 		if (suspect->CanSetPedState())
-			suspect->m_nPedState = PED_ARRESTED;
+			SetPedState(PED_ARRESTED);
 
 		if (suspect->bInVehicle && m_pMyVehicle && suspect->m_pMyVehicle == m_pMyVehicle) {
 
diff --git a/src/peds/Ped.cpp b/src/peds/Ped.cpp
index 3c1fc552..1bf31a58 100644
--- a/src/peds/Ped.cpp
+++ b/src/peds/Ped.cpp
@@ -7070,7 +7070,7 @@ CPed::SetEvasiveDive(CPhysical *reason, uint8 onlyRandomJump)
 		ClearLookFlag();
 		ClearAimFlag();
 		SetStoredState();
-		m_nPedState = PED_DIVE_AWAY;
+		SetPedState(PED_DIVE_AWAY);
 		animAssoc = CAnimManager::BlendAnimation(GetClump(), ASSOCGRP_STD, ANIM_EV_DIVE, 8.0f);
 		animAssoc->SetFinishCallback(PedEvadeCB, this);
 	}
diff --git a/src/peds/PedAI.cpp b/src/peds/PedAI.cpp
index ecd11098..88d0a091 100644
--- a/src/peds/PedAI.cpp
+++ b/src/peds/PedAI.cpp
@@ -5290,7 +5290,7 @@ CPed::SetEnterTrain(CVehicle *train, uint32 unused)
 	m_pMyVehicle = train;
 	m_pMyVehicle->RegisterReference((CEntity **) &m_pMyVehicle);
 
-	m_nPedState = PED_ENTER_TRAIN;
+	SetPedState(PED_ENTER_TRAIN);
 	m_pVehicleAnim = CAnimManager::BlendAnimation(GetClump(), ASSOCGRP_STD, ANIM_TRAIN_GETIN, 4.0f);
 	m_pVehicleAnim->SetFinishCallback(PedSetInTrainCB, this);
 	bUsesCollision = false;
@@ -5364,7 +5364,7 @@ CPed::SetExitTrain(CVehicle* train)
 	CVector exitPos;
 	GetNearestTrainPedPosition(train, exitPos);
 	*/
-	m_nPedState = PED_EXIT_TRAIN;
+	SetPedState(PED_EXIT_TRAIN);
 	m_pVehicleAnim = CAnimManager::BlendAnimation(GetClump(), ASSOCGRP_STD, ANIM_TRAIN_GETOUT, 4.0f);
 	m_pVehicleAnim->SetFinishCallback(PedSetOutTrainCB, this);
 	bUsesCollision = false;
@@ -5390,7 +5390,7 @@ CPed::PedSetOutTrainCB(CAnimBlendAssociation *animAssoc, void *arg)
 	ped->bUsesCollision = true;
 	ped->m_pVehicleAnim = nil;
 	ped->bInVehicle = false;
-	ped->m_nPedState = PED_IDLE;
+	ped->SetPedState(PED_IDLE);
 	ped->RestorePreviousObjective();
 	ped->SetMoveState(PEDMOVE_STILL);