Traffic fatalities have been falling in rich nations around the world — but not in the U.S. This American exception became even starker during the pandemic, when travel declined but deaths still went up. https://t.co/gYieqLQLSF
— The New York Times (@nytimes) November 28, 2022
We document the appearance of a new race gap in traffic deaths that emerged after 2014. In fact, this was the first time that the rate of traffic deaths for Black Americans exceeded that of White Americans since at least the early 1970s. Our paper tries to unravel this mystery.👇 https://t.co/jTluzYirqn pic.twitter.com/3DqDqLKfAU
— Aaron Chalfin (@AaronChalfin) November 28, 2022
Just like with guns, ways to reduce traffic deaths are well established–we just need the political will. We need to convince people that safety is not the enemy of freedom. Safety from unnecessary, violent death IS freedom. pic.twitter.com/q6iflG1DX1
— Lian is on Mastodon at @lian@sfba.social (@LianChikako) November 27, 2022
Sad! 