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U.S. Pedestrian Deaths Up 77% Since 2009 & The Auto Industry Knew It Would Happen
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this post was submitted on 10 Dec 2025
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Could this relate to homeless people living right next to streets? At which rate did homeless population grow?
It relates to horrible, anti-human policies all around. For comparison: in the EU the number of pedestrian fatalities dropped by 40% in a similar period.