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Between 2009 and 2024, pedestrian deaths increased 72% across the U.S. (slrpnk.net)
submitted 3 weeks ago by to c/fuckcars@lemmy.world
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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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[–] 1 point 3 weeks ago

I dunno, man. From where I sit, our governments look like systems designed to facilitate the extraction and exploitation of value from natural and human resources for the benefit of capital enterprise. From THAT perspective, it's neither a failure nor an accident.

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