Traffic Deaths in 2020 Soared to Highest in 13 Years

An estimated 38,680 people were killed on U.S. roadways in 2020, the highest number recorded since 2007.

This news confirmed what many safety advocates had warned leaders about as the pandemic flushed vehicles from cities: Stay-at-home orders resulted in emptier streets, and emptier streets invited drivers to speed, and speed is the single-largest determining factor of roadway fatalities.

This illuminating article details the comprehensive and meaningful reform being proposed in New York State, which would start to reduce traffic fatalities right away.

“Behind every single number, there’s a life.” - Amy Cohen, co-founder of Families for Safe Streets

Selected excerpt(s) and linked article courtesy of Alissa Walker, Curbed
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