In EU the number of pedestrian fatalities decreased between 2010 and 2019 from 5962 to 4628 per year and kept at around 20% proportionally the whole time [1].

In EU the number of pedestrian fatalities decreased between 2010 and 2019 from 5962 to 4628 per year and kept at around 20% proportionally the whole time [1]. EDIT: in 2022 it was even better - around 3700 per year and 18.1% of the total traffic casualties [2]. You can also see per-country stats and graphs. It's been steadily decreasing basically everywhere in EU. It's the US car-centric culture that is the problem, not the phones. [1] https://road-safety.transport.ec.europa.eu/document/download/aaeb811d-f455-4fb0-8a79-7a373626952d_en?filename=FF_pedestrians_20220209.pdf https://road-safety.transport.ec.europa.eu/document/download... [2] https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/statistics-explained/index.php?title=Road_safety_statistics_in_the_EU#Passengers_or_drivers_of_passenger_cars_accounted_for_44.6_.25_of_persons_killed_in_2022.2C_while_pedestrians_accounted_for_18.1_.25 https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/statistics-explained/index.php...