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#1 2019-08-08 19:30:53

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# of U.S. pedestrian deaths highest since 1990

Takeaways:
• 6227 deaths in 2018.

• 35% increase in ped deaths in the last decade

• Five states are responsible for almost half of all ped deaths (AZ, CA, FL, GA, TX).


Factors:
• Increase in SUVs and trucks, more likely to kill peds
• Texting while driving
• Population increase

https://www.npr.org/2019/02/28/69919521 … eport-says

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