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Keep in mind this isn’t just about pedestrian fatalities - traffic fatalities across all modes decreased. I think sometimes these conversations get framed only
by ikawe 8y ago
Keep in mind this isn’t just about pedestrian fatalities - traffic fatalities across all modes decreased.
I think sometimes these conversations get framed only as “driver convenience” vs “pedestrian and cyclist lives”. Which, admittedly it sometimes comes down to, but these programs are saving drivers lives too.
- tomatotomato37 8y ago>traffic fatalities across all modes decreased The first couple lines of linked WSJ article says differently, though I don't have a WSJ account so I can't say if this is an actual rise or just the result of a higher driving population
- ikawe 8y ago> overall traffic fatalities down by 27 per cent. The first half of 2018 has seen the fewest traffic-related fatalities in any six-month period ever measured in America's most populated city, officials say. Edit: From the original article, but you’re right, 2017 showed an increase in certain modes, with a decrease overall.