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Seems to me that enforcement throughout Covid went down. People noticed and I think drivers are more wild now.
by Maxburn 4y ago
Seems to me that enforcement throughout Covid went down. People noticed and I think drivers are more wild now.
- raylad 4y agoPossible correlation to long COVID neurological damage. Similar to what happened with lead tetraethyl in the 50s-70s.
- musk_micropenis 4y agoThis is so incredibly speculative, it's borderline outrageous to even make the claim without something to back it.
- tehjoker 4y agoThe speculation on road traffic is not well supported, but neurological damage due to even mild or asymptomatic covid is well documented.
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- otherme123 4y agoIf that was true, we should see a general world trend, and not a "Exceptionally USA problem".
- moistly 4y agoLong COVID Patients May Develop Nerve Damage: Study https://www.webmd.com/lung/news/20220303/long-covid-patients-nerve-damage-study https://www.webmd.com/lung/news/20220303/long-covid-patients... What are possible long-term neurological complications of COVID-19? https://www.ninds.nih.gov/current-research/coronavirus-and-ninds/coronavirus-and-nervous-system#complications https://www.ninds.nih.gov/current-research/coronavirus-and-n... Does nerve damage contribute to long COVID symptoms? https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2022/03/does-nerve-damage-contribute-to-long-covid-symptoms/ https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2022/03/does-nerve-da... First three DDG hits for “long Covid nerve damage.” IOW OP’s speculation is plausible.
- jmugan 4y agoI don't leave the house much, but on the Austin subreddit, people are talking about this all the time. Enforcement seems down and wild driving is up.
- itronitron 4y agoFive years ago I considered Austin to have some of the worst drivers in the US. Although 99% of Austin drivers I consider to be safe and courteous the remaining 1% would drive in an absolutely reckless manner such as turning right from the far left lane, which I saw happen on more than one occasion. Disturbing to think that is only getting worse.
- dionidium 4y agoIf it seems like enforcement went down it's because it's fallen off a cliff. Some examples: * In April 2014 San Francisco police issued 11,612 tickets for traffic violations. In April 2022 they issued 338. No, that's not a typo. It went from 11,612 to 338. (Some links here: https://twitter.com/hknightsf/status/1537100042623848448 https://twitter.com/hknightsf/status/1537100042623848448) * NYC police issued 5,039 tickets during the third week of July 2022; they issued 19,126 during the same period in 2019. Unlike San Francisco, they haven't totally stopped writing tickets, but the numbers are down drastically. (Some info: https://nypost.com/2020/08/09/nypd-traffic-tickets-plummet-but-drivers-arent-slowing-down/ https://nypost.com/2020/08/09/nypd-traffic-tickets-plummet-b...) * In Minneapolis police have been making 80% fewer traffic stops each week since the death of George Floyd. (Source: https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2020-minneapolis-police-stops/ https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2020-minneapolis-police-s...)
- Maxburn 4y agoThat's about what I expected but it is nice to see data.