Report: Pedestrian Death Rate Increased 9x Faster Than Population During COVID
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Pedestrian deaths are continuing to skyrocket as the pandemic drags on, with the death rate for walkers eclipsing the rate of population growth.
Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Governors Highway Safety Association
Bad Road Design Is Stoking the U.S. Pedestrian Death Crisis: Report
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States that built streets for speed over safety experienced big fatality jumps even as driving diminished during the pandemic.
Study: SUVs Are Indeed Death Machines for Children, Blacks
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Maybe the 354th story with this headline will finally change some minds — or some federal regulations.
States Must Reduce Police and Traffic Enforcement Bias: Report
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"[The report] helps us ... address a lot of problems with law enforcement in this country,” said Russ Martin, the spokesman for the Governors Highway Safety Association, which undertook its review after the killing of George Floyd.
Stats Show Blacks and Indigenous People Suffer Disproportionate Road Deaths
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The U.S. is still failing to make meaningful progress to end the decades-long racial disparity in fatal car crash rates across modes, a new study finds — and things got worse during the pandemic.
CONFIRMED: U.S. Pedestrian Fatality Rate Up By Double Digits
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The nation's battle with COVID-19 had a terrible side-effect for America's pedestrians: more death.