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Pedestrian deaths from car crashes spiked nearly 20% in Michigan last year, according to preliminary data from the Governors Highway Safety Association.
The Association s Russ Martin said people drove much less in 2020 due to the pandemic. But the crisis seemed to worsen drivers behavior, with more speeding and distracted driving. Whatever happened in the pandemic has caused an unexpected increase in the number of people killed, said Martin. Not just pedestrians but all kinds of crashes. And so we in the safety community of course find this very shocking, but also very remarkable, and we need to figure out how can we address this in the future.
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More NC pedestrians died in the first half of 2020, even with fewer cars on the road Richard Stradling, The News & Observer (Raleigh, N.C.)
May 20 RALEIGH The number of pedestrians struck and killed in North Carolina rose during the first half of 2020, even as the coronavirus pandemic reduced traffic.
Through June of last year, 121 people were killed while on foot along the state s roads and highways, according to preliminary data released Thursday by the Governors Highway Safety Association. That s up 11% from the 109 pedestrians killed in North Carolina during the same period the year before.
The increase came at a time when stay-at-home orders and the closure of businesses and schools kept many from driving. Traffic dropped 30% to 50% in the state s metro areas last March and April compared to pre-pandemic levels in mid-February, according to the N.C. Department of Transportation, and remained lower than normal through the summer.
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Diver behavior on the roads has worsened over the past year despite reduced traffic overall due to the pandemic. Speeding, reckless driving, and collision rates have increased significantly, not just among drivers but also between drivers and pedestrians. A spike in fatality rates among drivers and pedestrians â eight and twenty percent, respectively â is the result, according to the National Safety Council and the Governors Highway Safety Association.Â
Per trip, pedestrians are one and a half times more likely than drivers and passengers to die in a car crash, according to the CDC. As such, it may come as no surprise that law enforcement takes the risk of pedestrian fatalities very seriously. Proper driving behavior toward pedestrians on the road is strictly enforced across the country. Failure to yield the right of way to a pedestrian in a crosswalk or intersection is a serious moving violation. Even drivers who come to a complete stop may st
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