[Prometheus_Lodi]

Grim numbers no matter how much you quibble with their presentation. But WHY any increase in pedestrian deaths? Where is that discussed? 1. A aging set of drivers? 2. self-driving cars? 3. decaying road and sidewalk infrastructure? 4. daylight savings? 5. public transportation used by or available to fewer pedestrians?

https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/articles/2022-11-04/...

[rgmerk]

As said elsewhere, one likely contributor is pickup trucks getting higher, leading to a bigger frontal blind spot and more severe injuries when they hit people.