National pedestrian deaths spike in 2016
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1 min readMar 31, 2017
Pedestrian deaths are climbing faster than motorist fatalities, reaching nearly 6,000 deaths last year — the highest total in more than two decades, according to an analysis of preliminary state data released Thursday.
More people are experiencing the roads outside of cars as pedestrians (walkers / runners) and more drivers are distracted by cell phones.
Read the AP article: https://www.apnews.com/178a714fbdcb4120aef09628d9c5c4ea/Pedestrian-deaths-spiked-in-2016,-distraction-cited
