langjie t1_iwk45ac wrote
Reply to comment by funkygrrl in What is the deal with blinding LED headlights and the drivers who won't turn them down for approaching cars? by funkygrrl
eh, accidents increasing by 12% in 2021 over covid lockdown 2020 doesn't really mean anything
datheffguy t1_iwl47zd wrote
Actually alot lower than I thought.
funkygrrl OP t1_iwlc4tl wrote
The number of U.S. traffic deaths surged in the first nine months of 2021 to 31,720, the government reported Tuesday, keeping up a record pace of increased dangerous driving during the coronavirus pandemic.
The estimated figure of people dying in motor vehicle crashes from January to September 2021 was 12% higher than the same period in 2020. That represents the highest percentage increase over a nine-month period since the Transportation Department began recording fatal crash data in 1975.
The tally of 31,720 deaths was the highest nine-month figure since 2006.
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