Pedestrian Deaths Have Risen 70 Percent Since 2010. Blame Trucks.

“We’re able to do a lot more things with our phones now than 10 or 20 years ago,” said Russ Martin, senior director of policy and government relations at the Governors Highway Safety Association. “There are fewer people holding the phone to their ear to talk on the phone, and more people physically manipulating the phone,” texting or scrolling through a feed.

Pedestrian Deaths Have Risen 70 Percent Since 2010. Blame Trucks.

Story by Daniel De Visé
April 28, 2023