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Between 2009 and 2024, pedestrian deaths increased 72% across the U.S. (slrpnk.net)
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Over the same period, such deaths declined in most other developed nations, according to United Nations data.

From the WSJ article: https://www.wsj.com/us-news/the-deadly-1-5-mile-corridor-that-shows-the-fatal-flaw-in-americas-road-design-8f424579

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[–] 5 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

It's interesting to me that Italians have such a terrible reputation for being dangerous on the roads, and even at the start of the graph period they had lower pedestrian fatalities than the USA.

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  • [–] 4 points 3 weeks ago

    It IS that bad. However, when compared to the US, there are safety measures in place here that allow us to survive even if the drivers are awful.

    To be fair, it's anecdotical, but considering the amount of craziness I see every day in my city, i'm amazed at the low amount of deaths.

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