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> there were more idiots on the road after and during covid I don't think the data really supports this, because pedestrian deaths have been rising continuousl

> there were more idiots on the road after and during covid I don't think the data really supports this, because pedestrian deaths have been rising continuously since 2008 instead of abruptly after 2019; there is at least a bunch of other factors at play. Most suprising to me was the sharp rise in the "pedestrians on drugs" quota. Personally, I think that "more distracted pedestrians" (from smartphones) is also an interesting theory which could possibly explain the huge increase in Sedan-lethality.

rsynnott 1y ago
> Most suprising to me was the sharp rise in the "pedestrians on drugs" quota. I'd be cautious of reading _too_ much into that, because in that time period the US has largely legalised a popular drug. You'd expect this rate to rise just because a cop asking "were you using cannabis" in the US is now a very different threat level than it was 20 years ago.