2020 Pedestrian Deaths Spiked In Connecticut During Pandemic - Danbury, CT - U.S. pedestrian deaths were up 4.8 percent last year, the Governors Highway Safety Association found. Bad driver behavior is likely to blame
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U.S. pedestrian deaths rose 4.8 percent last year, the Governors Highway Safety Association found. Bad driver behavior is likely to blame. (Shutterstock)
ACROSS NORTH CAROLINA Speeding and drunken and distracted driving are the likely culprits behind a spike in pedestrian deaths recorded in several U.S. states last year, according to new data released Thursday.
In fact, bad driver behavior during the coronavirus pandemic likely contributed to the largest-ever nationwide increase in pedestrian deaths recorded in a single year, according to the Governors Highway Safety Association s 2020 report on pedestrian fatalities by state.
North Carolina is among those that saw an increase in pedestrian deaths in 2020, or the number of people on foot who were killed by people driving cars.
Pedestrian Deaths Spike In 2020; Bad Driver Behavior Likely Cause - Across America, US - The pandemic brought out the worst in drivers. As a result, U.S. pedestrian deaths rose by 4.8 percent, according to a new report.
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Wisconsin saw a three percent decrease in pedestrian traffic deaths according to a Governors Highway Safety Association report. (Shutterstock)
ACROSS WISCONSIN Pedestrian traffic deaths were down 3 percent in Wisconsin in 2020 according to a new report released Thursday.
2020 may have seen the largest increase in pedestrian traffic deaths in years, according to an addendum from Pedestrian Traffic Fatalities by State. The report was released by the Governor Highway Safety Association (GHSA) this week. Drunken driving, speeding and distracted driving are likely culprits behind the national spike.
There is some good news in the report. Wisconsin is among those that saw a projected decrease in pedestrian deaths in 2020, or the number of people on foot who were killed by drivers.
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