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U.S. Pedestrian Deaths Up 77% Since 2009 & The Auto Industry Knew It Would Happen (open.substack.com)
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[–] 18 points 9 months ago (2 children)

Daytime fatalities are up 26.5% on this graph. Not good, but not 40%. Population growth was 8.5% over that period

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  • [–] 5 points 9 months ago (1 child)

    Vehicle numbers are also an important metric to look at, as they grew about 16-17% during the same timeframe. Add the two together and you're not far from 26.5%.

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  • [–] 17 points 9 months ago

    I don't think you can just add those together since an added person will mostly also be an added car. In fact, since cars grew faster than people, perhaps there are fewer pedestrians now. We can't really say.

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