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partiallypro
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Drivers Refuse to Put Down Their Phones. People Ke...
Sure, it's a problem, but motor vehicle deaths are down pretty substantially in the past decade. The per capita rate is down nearly 50% since the 70s. A lot of this is from safety standards, but I don't really see this as an epidemic.
jarofghosts
on Dec 5, 2019
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The problem is that it's killing people that aren't in cars, see:
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/22/us/pedestrian-cyclist-dea...
partiallypro
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New York expanded their bike lanes a few years ago, I would bet that has had a much bigger impact.
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