New report shows U.S. pedestrian deaths spiked by 11.5% to a new 40-year high – By Tribune News Service (Oregonlive) / May 23, 2022
Walking can be a deadly activity, and it seems to be getting more dangerous every year.
On the heels of record-breaking statistics on general traffic deaths earlier this month, the Governors Highway Safety Association released projections that show pedestrian deaths reached a 40-year high in 2021.
The 37-page report says pedestrian deaths rose by 714 last year, an 11.5% increase to 7,485.
“We have an epidemic of people dying when they are walking, and we have drivers that are killing people that shouldn’t be killed,” said Pam Schadel Fischer, the association’s senior director of engagement.
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