Andrew Caballero-reynolds/AFP via Getty Images, FILECOVID-19 pandemic"We believe that the open roads really gave drivers an open invitation marked open season on reckless driving," Maureen Vogel, director of communications at NSC, said in an interview with ABC News.
In April of last year, the Governor's Highway Safety Administration said state highway safety officials across the country reported a"severe spike" in speeding.A large trailer truck is seen flipped sideways on Highway 59 on Feb. 16, 2021, in Pierce, Texas. "We still have roads in the United States that are not really designed with safety in mind, we need a safe system approach that engineers out some of the common hazards," Vogel said.Only nine states saw a drop in deaths, the NSC said. Among them were Alaska, Delaware, Hawaii, Idaho, Maine, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Dakota and Wyoming.
Less traffic equals more speed result in more fatalities.
Reading them signs with their stupid ds phrases is what cause accidents
The empty roads had people ignoring traffic laws.
cause only the idiots and jerks are driving around during a pandemic
Wow. This surprises me.
In my area the one thing that is more apparent is that people don't follow the law: Run red lights. High speeds. Road rage. Could be a thing...
People from the government have been sent to contain China. They only have political capital in their eyes. American life is not worth money, think about the blackout in Texas, the number of virus deaths.
Kenetic energy of a vehicle increases 4x for every 2x Increase in velocity. The lower volume has increased average rate of speed and thus notably increased the total energy any given incident will have. However if you want to reduce accidents, enforce left lane passing laws.
Primary cause could be covid related stress
Anarchy. People are the DGAF mode about life since the pandemic and taking out people with them if they could.
Seven states and the District of Columbia saw more than a 15% increase in the estimated number of deaths last year -- this includes Arkansas, Connecticut, Georgia, Mississippi, Rhode Island, South Dakota and Vermont.
Were the deaths because of people wearing masks while driving?
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