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The uptick is real. It's an uptick despite reduced driving. A 45% increase in deaths per mile driven is no joke. Further, you're also ignoring advancements i
by thaway2839 5y ago
The uptick is real.
It's an uptick despite reduced driving.
A 45% increase in deaths per mile driven is no joke.
Further, you're also ignoring advancements in medicine, emergency services, healthcare systems, rules (e.g., cities in the US have drastically reduced max speeds), safety focused street design changes, etc. that mean that the odds of a pedestrian dying have reduced in general.
Comparing broadly to 50 years ago is not very useful.
- throwaway0a5e 5y agoReduction in miles doesn't proportionally reduce exposure to pedestrians. The bulk of the mileage reduction has been people's commutes and your average commute is dominated by limited access pedestrian free roads.
- nverno 5y agoDid you look at the pedestrian deaths graph/100,000 at the bottom of that page? It's not just 'broadly to 50 years ago', the number of deaths has been decreasing, or pretty steady that whole time. Anyway, it was more just the way it was written that was annoying, like the author was trying to pull a fast one on the reader, cherry-picking stats to make a point.