This Is the Most Dangerous Time to Be a Pedestrian in Over 40 Years. These Charts Explain Why.
Experts attribute the increase of deaths on faster driving speeds, a lack of pedestrian-friendly road infrastructure and consumer tastes shifting towards increasingly heavier and high-riding trucks and SUVs. “The vehicle has evolved to better protect the people inside of it, but it hasn’t evolved to protect people on the outside,” said Pam Shadel Fischer, GHSA’s Senior Director of External Engagement.