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Couple of comments on that chart: 1. It doesn't account for miles travelled 2. I see a downward trend since the 1970s with a bit of variation and a recent "lock
by HPsquared 2y ago
Couple of comments on that chart:
1. It doesn't account for miles travelled
2. I see a downward trend since the 1970s with a bit of variation and a recent "lockdown peak".
I'm just not seeing an increasing trend overall. There was certainly a notable increase from 2013 to 2016, but that's about all you could say. You'd need 2023-2024 data to see if the recent increase was due to lockdowns.
- JBorrow 2y agoAt some level this is an almost uniquely American problem; see similar statistics here from Great Britain: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/reported-road-casualties-great-britain-annual-report-2022/reported-road-casualties-great-britain-annual-report-2022 https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/reported-road-casua..., Australia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_motor_vehicle_deaths_in_Australia_by_year https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_motor_vehicle_deaths_i... which have been dropping rapidly since the 1970s. So, relative to other very similar countries, the U.S. is doing much worse.
- bfrog 2y agoThese countries also presumably enforce stricter licensing laws, charge appropriately for driving urban tanks (American pick ups), and actually enforce some traffic laws with serious consequences not a slap on the wrist with inexpensive tickets.