The pedestrian death rate in the United States increased 9x faster than population since 2019. https://usa.streetsblog.org/2023/02/28/report-us-pedestrian-death-rate-increased-9x-faster-than-population-during-covid/
Report: US Pedestrian Death Rate Increased 9x Faster Than Population During COVID
Pedestrian deaths are continuing to skyrocket as the pandemic drags on — and since 2019, analysts say the death rate for walkers has eclipsed the rate of population growth by a factor of at least n…Streetsblog USA
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