The Dichotomy Between Lower Traffic Volumes and Higher Accidents
Despite a significant national decline in vehicle miles traveled in 2020 due to Covid-19, traffic fatalities rose 24% while pedestrian fatality rates experienced their highest increase in 45 years. No surprise, experts were shocked when there were 38,680 deaths on U.S. roadways in 2020, the most since 2007. And according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), an […]