NHTSA: Traffic Crashes Cost America $340 Billion in 2019 | NHTSA
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Motor vehicle crashes cost the United States $340 billion a year, according to a study examining the cost of traffic crashes, injuries and fatalities.

Also, 36,500 people were killed, and 4.5 million people were injured in the USA in 2019.

This report makes the mistake of blaming individuals for not wearing seatbelts and speeding, when a shift in urban design is necessary to mitigate this disaster.

    • adude007@lemmy.ml
      1·
      1 year ago

      That’s a fair point. However, what is the circumstance that leads to a pedestrian crash? Is it something road design might have resolved such as speed? Is it just due to other factors such as alcohol or distracted driving?

      • Michelle Hughes@a2mi.social
        3·
        1 year ago

        @adude007

        Yeah, a lot of roads are designed so that people drive fast and feel safe not paying attention. Roads inside cities should be designed so that people drive slowly and pay lots of attention.