Seems likely, I had to keep going to work in person during COVID and my commute to work became very fast, and not just because of the empty roads. I also wonder

Seems likely, I had to keep going to work in person during COVID and my commute to work became very fast, and not just because of the empty roads. I also wonder if there was an uptick in fatality as people started returning to work and those used to speeding down an empty road were suddenly confronted with traffic. Also reminds me of some statistics I saw back in drivers ed class. I don't remember the exact stats, but in winter months there were significantly more crashes due to inclement weather/poor visibility as one might expect. But there were more fatal crashes in summer because people drive faster when they have clear conditions and line of sight.