“A shocking and unprecedented” 21% spike in the pedestrian fatality rate from 2019 to 2020 was the largest ever annual increase, according to a new analysis.
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Washington is one of many states that saw an increase in pedestrian deaths last year. (Shutterstock)
WASHINGTON Speeding and drunken or 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.
Washington is among those that saw an increase in pedestrian deaths in 2020, though it didn t see one of the bigger spikes. Based on preliminary data provided by state highway safety offices, a total of 109 pedestrian deaths were reported in our state in 2020, a nine percent increase from 2019.
Pedestrian deaths rose in 2020 despite Americans driving fewer miles We cannot allow ourselves to become numb to these unacceptable numbers By Eric D. Lawrence, Detroit Free Press
Published: May 22, 2021, 6:04pm
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DETROIT Pedestrian deaths in the United States have been a problem for years, but in 2020, the rate of deaths hit a disturbing milestone even accounting for the impacts of the coronavirus.
New data released Thursday by the Governors Highway Safety Association for the full year show “the largest-ever annual increase in the pedestrian death rate” since the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration established its Fatality Analysis Reporting System in 1975, according to the association.
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