Studies: Drop in traffic, increase in deadly crashes during coronavirus pandemic
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During the pandemic, Americans drove less often and also had more crashes.
New data from AAA shows the average number of trips by personal vehicles, mass transit and ridesharing dropped by 40% in April 2020, the month after many stay-at-home orders and lockdowns started in the U.S.
The amount of work-related travel also dropped by about 40% in April 2020, and although it rebounded a little bit, at the end of 2020 it still remained about a quarter below pre-pandemic levels of commuting.
While that number may not surprise many, the
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