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2020 Pedestrian Deaths Spiked In North Carolina During Pandemic

Reply 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.

More pedestrians killed in crashes in 2020 despite less traffic amid the pandemic

More pedestrians killed in crashes in 2020 despite less traffic amid the pandemic Surge in reckless driving and deadly crashes with empty roads Replay Video UP NEXT The number of pedestrians killed in vehicle crashes rose in 2020, despite fewer cars on the road amid the pandemic. The Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA), an organization that represents highway safety agencies, estimated there were 6,721 pedestrian deaths in 2020. GHSA said the pedestrian fatality rate rose 21% from 2019 making it the largest ever annual increase. © CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images, FILE Reckless driving was really impacting pedestrian safety during the pandemic and that is mind boggling to us because we know that vehicle miles traveled dropped, Pam Shadel Fischer, GHSA s senior director of external engagement, told ABC News.

Pedestrian Deaths Spike In 2020; Bad Driver Behavior Likely Cause

Rate of pedestrians killed last year hits gruesome milestone

Rate of pedestrians killed last year hits gruesome milestone Eric D. Lawrence, Detroit Free Press © Mandi Wright, Detroit Free Press A pedestrian crosses the street in downtown Ann Arbor at S. Main near S. Liberty streets on Monday, Jan. 25, 2021. 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. Popular Searches 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.

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