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You understand that only the small blue bars represent pedestrian deaths, the figures are not per capita, and the US population grew by over a third in the cove
by TylerE 2y ago
You understand that only the small blue bars represent pedestrian deaths, the figures are not per capita, and the US population grew by over a third in the covered time span, right?
And again, prior to the covid years the numbers show a DECREASE from 1990 up until 2019.
So, what was the point you were trying to make here exactly?
Typical HN anti-car sentiment without hard grounding in facts.
- Mawr 2y agoI just used your source. It's bizarre that they adjust the vehicle stats for population size but not the pedestrian ones. Regardless, here's a different source, search for "Pedestrian deaths per 100,000 people by age, 1975-2021": https://www.iihs.org/topics/fatality-statistics/detail/pedestrians https://www.iihs.org/topics/fatality-statistics/detail/pedes... The 2021 death rate is 2.2, that's the same as what it was in 1993. Looks like it's only gotten worse since then too: https://www.ghsa.org/resources/Pedestrians24 https://www.ghsa.org/resources/Pedestrians24 The point remains the same, vulnerable road user deaths are the more important statistic and it's not looking good whatsoever.