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2020 Traffic Death Statistics
Posted on 6/22/21 at 4:22 pm
Posted on 6/22/21 at 4:22 pm
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Black people represented the largest increase in traffic deaths last year than any other racial group, even as Americans drove less overall due to the pandemic, according to recently released data.
An estimated 38,680 people died in motor vehicle traffic crashes in 2020 — the largest projected number of deaths since 2007, according the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. The number of Black people who died in such crashes was up 23 percent from 2019, the largest increase in traffic deaths among racial groups, according to the administration’s report.
“Black people tend to be overrepresented as walkers in this country,” Garrick said. “This is not by choice. In many cases, Black folks cannot afford motor vehicles. And people that walk in this country tend to experience a much, much higher rate of traffic fatality. We’re talking eight to 10 times more. It’s a perfect storm of a lot of horrible forces.”
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Calvin Gladney, president of Smart Growth America, said the pandemic has only exacerbated the longstanding problem. He said there are three major reasons Black people bear the brunt of roadway injuries: infrastructure, design and racism. Predominantly Black neighborhoods are less likely to have crosswalks, warning signs and other safety mechanisms, he said. And many high-speed highways are in or go through communities of color, thanks to a federal effort in the 1950s to modernize the nation’s roadways.
“These fatalities have been going upward for a decade,” Gladney said. “You go to Black and brown communities, you go to lower-income communities and you don’t see many sidewalks. You don’t see as many pedestrian crossings. The types of streets that go through Black and brown neighborhoods are like mini highways where the speed limit is 35 or 45. You see this disproportionately in Black and brown communities often because of race-based decisions of the past.”
If you know the way broadly, you see it in all things
Posted on 6/22/21 at 4:23 pm to Rob Perillo
1. walking in the street
2. slow walking across the street
2. slow walking across the street
Posted on 6/22/21 at 4:24 pm to chinhoyang
You forgot sudden braking
Posted on 6/22/21 at 4:25 pm to Rob Perillo
Riding bikes in the middle of the road at night, when dressed in dark clothing and no reflectors on bike doesn't help either.
Posted on 6/22/21 at 4:43 pm to Rob Perillo
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You don’t see as many pedestrian crossings
The black communities don't use them.
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Black people bear the brunt of roadway injuries: infrastructure, design and racism.
always the fricking victim
Posted on 6/22/21 at 5:36 pm to Rob Perillo
Try to maintain the speed limit on college drive.
You'll catch air
You'll catch air
Posted on 6/22/21 at 5:40 pm to Rob Perillo
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This post was edited on 6/23/21 at 11:03 am
Posted on 6/22/21 at 5:41 pm to Rob Perillo
Probably should get out the damn road. No more responsible for hitting a hard to see person at night than you should be for a deer or raccoon.
Well there it is, the dumbest thing I’ve heard all day.
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The types of streets that go through Black and brown neighborhoods are like mini highways where the speed limit is 35 or 45.
Well there it is, the dumbest thing I’ve heard all day.
This post was edited on 6/22/21 at 5:48 pm
Posted on 6/22/21 at 5:42 pm to Rob Perillo
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This is not by choice. In many cases, Black folks cannot afford motor vehicles.
One day, black folks will wake up to the absolute racism of those who pretend to help.
Posted on 6/22/21 at 5:47 pm to RogerTheShrubber
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This is not by choice. In many cases, Black folks cannot afford motor vehicles.
Is that why a third of the businesses in the hood are rim shops or repair places? This article is absolute bullshite with no methodology or facts or logic.
This is CRT in action folks, coming to a university near you.
Posted on 6/22/21 at 5:48 pm to fr33manator
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Is that why a third of the businesses in the hood are rim shops or repair places?
Are you trying to tell me that rims that cost more than the car is a bad financial decision?
This post was edited on 6/22/21 at 5:49 pm
Posted on 6/22/21 at 6:26 pm to Rob Perillo
I almost hit a guy walking across a bridge on Cornerview yesterday. He was walking right down the middle of the lane coming towards me
Posted on 6/22/21 at 6:46 pm to Rob Perillo
Must've been all of those quick u-turns they make in the middle of traffic.
This post was edited on 6/22/21 at 7:10 pm
Posted on 6/22/21 at 6:55 pm to fr33manator
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Probably should get out the damn road. No more responsible for hitting a hard to see person at night than you should be for a deer or raccoon.
something about mama using a broom
Posted on 6/22/21 at 7:01 pm to Rob Perillo
Statistics show that the rate of brown death is inversely proportionate to the occurrence of blinker usage.
Posted on 6/22/21 at 7:01 pm to Rob Perillo
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Black people tend to be overrepresented as walkers in this country,
I guess their solution is for the govt to give all black people cars now.
Posted on 6/22/21 at 7:08 pm to fr33manator
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This article is absolute bullshite with no methodology or facts or logic.
Social justice is nothing but fabricated reaction to feelings.
Posted on 6/22/21 at 7:15 pm to Rob Perillo
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major reasons black people bear the brunt of roadway injuries: infrastructure, design and racism
Are they sure it doesn’t have to do with free money from the government being used as down payments for overpowered shite cars that haul arse all over the place with little regard for anyones safety?
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