Bigger vehicles are directly resulting in more deaths of people walking | Smart Growth America
Dangerous by Design 2021 chronicles the impact of street design on pedestrian deaths, but the increasing size of the vehicle fleet is also contributing to the growing numbers of people struck and killed while walking. Federal policymakers so far appear to be asleep at the switch.
Hasnain says:
“The failure to consider only the safety of people inside of vehicles is one likely reason why overall traffic fatalities have been going down for a decade while deaths of people walking have hit levels not seen in 30 years. We simply don’t consider their safety.”
Posted on 2021-08-23T02:05:40+0000