15 States That Reopened Most Quickly This Spring
These states are in the lead when it comes to reopening, according to mobility data.
Editor s Note: This story originally appeared on Filterbuy.
After more than a year of living through the pandemic, most of the signs lately suggest that the U.S. has turned the corner in the fight against COVID-19.
Average daily case numbers nationwide have fallen by around 80% from their peak in the U.S., from more than 250,000 per day in early January to just under 50,000 per day in early May. After a bumpy initial rollout, vaccines are now available to all adults nationwide, and the U.S. averaged more than 2 million doses administered per day during March and April. While COVID-19 still presents risks more contagious variants continue to spread in some parts of the U.S. and vaccine hesitancy has begun to slow down the number of doses administered a return to normalcy for many Americans now seems closer than it has at any point since the pand
The 10 Most Dangerous Cities for Driving (and 10 Where Streets Are Safest)
You ll want to be extra cautious behind the wheel here.
This story originally appeared on Outdoorsy.
Driving is one of the most common activities in everyday life, but it’s also one of the riskiest. According to data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, traffic crashes in 2019 injured more than 2.7 million people and killed more than 36,000. The latter figure makes motor vehicle accidents one of the most significant causes of death in the U.S., especially for young people.
And while drivers have been spending less time on the roads over the past year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, preliminary data from the NHTSA suggests that 2020 saw an uptick in traffic fatalities. Over the first nine months of 2020, vehicle miles traveled were down 14.5 percent year-over-year in the United States, but fatalities reported were up 4.6 percent to over 28,000 over the same span.
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