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Kind_to_Everyone@slrpnk.net to Fuck Cars@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 day ago

Between 2009 and 2024, pedestrian deaths increased 72% across the U.S.

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Between 2009 and 2024, pedestrian deaths increased 72% across the U.S.

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Kind_to_Everyone@slrpnk.net to Fuck Cars@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 day ago
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Over the same period, such deaths declined in most other developed nations, according to United Nations data.

From the WSJ article: https://www.wsj.com/us-news/the-deadly-1-5-mile-corridor-that-shows-the-fatal-flaw-in-americas-road-design-8f424579

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    not just a heavy vehicle, but a large vehicle too! They should require all those amber lights along the sides like trucks and buses do.

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      Indeed.

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