If pedestrian fatalities are up, and other traffic fatalities aren't (I don't know if that's true), I'd lean toward pedestrians are staring at their phones, rat

If pedestrian fatalities are up, and other traffic fatalities aren't (I don't know if that's true), I'd lean toward pedestrians are staring at their phones, rather than drivers. Personally, I walk around while reading all the time. I assume driveways/parking lot entrances count as non-intersections. I pay attention when I cross an intersection while reading. I pay somewhat less attention (though not none) when passing the entrance to a parking garage or a driveway. (But this is all conjecture. No data to back this up.)