Traffic deaths in the U.S. increased by about 8 percent in 2020 even as coronavirus lockdowns and stay-at-home orders reduced the number of people on the roads, according to a report on vehicle crashes released Thursday.
The study from the National Safety Council said that a total of 42,060 people died in vehicle crashes in 2020, up from 39,107 in 2019 and the first increase reported by the group in four years.
The rise in traffic deaths comes even as the nonprofit estimated a more than 13 percent decrease in vehicle miles traveled from 3,260 billion in 2019 to 2,830 billion in 2020.
The National Safety Council, a nonprofit that works to promote driving safety and reduce leading causes of preventable death, also noted that the fatality rate per 100 million miles increased by 24 percent, making it the largest annual percentage increase in the organization’s nearly centurylong history of collecting data.
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Incomplete and resultantly useless information. No mention of the available statistics on cause for this increase. Might speeding (due to the absence of heavy traffic) have something to do with it? This article is mum on the topic, even though that is the point of the whole discussion. If speeding is not a factor, it’s a real head-scratcher. If if is, then tell us, O Valued News-Reporter Matzav, so we could recognize the value of slowing down!
Despite Coronavirus Pandemic?
You mean because of Coronavirus Pandemic!
Less traffic = more speed
Less work & School= more joy riding
Quarantine fatigue = more dangerous outlets
Disruption of regular life = More depression = more suicides and more risk taking