A big drop-off in driving early in the coronavirus pandemic didn’t lead to a reduction in U.S. pedestrian deaths, a nonprofit safety group said, citing speeding as a likely factor and saying the finding is another sign of heightened roadway dangers in the Covid-19 era.
In the first half of 2020, 2,957 pedestrians were killed in motor-vehicle crashes, six more than in the same stretch of 2019, according to a report from the Governors Highway Safety Association, which represents state highway-safety offices that supplied the preliminary data.
That is despite the fact that Americans drove 16.5% fewer miles than in the first half of 2019. As a result, the report said, the nationwide pedestrian death rate jumped about 20% on a mileage-driven basis—to 2.2 deaths per billion vehicle miles traveled from 1.8 in the corresponding period of 2019.
That is despite the fact that Americans drove 16.5% fewer miles than in the first half of 2019. As a result, the report said, the nationwide pedestrian death rate jumped about 20% on a mileage-driven basis—to 2.2 deaths per billion vehicle miles traveled from 1.8 in the corresponding period of 2019.
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I’m not surprised...seems like the highways aren’t being patrolled as well and every trip I make involves gasping at several drivers cutting in and out of traffic, going 95 while traffic is going 80. I’m as fearless as anybody on the road, but these people are cutting close...
Another sign of society breaking down..
Thanks, Biden
In the first half of 2020, 2,957 pedestrians were killed in motor-vehicle crashes, six more than in the same stretch of 2019, according to a report from the Governors Highway Safety Association, which represents state highway-safety offices that supplied the preliminary data.
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Protesters getting run over?