Fascinating Interactive NY Times Article on Why The Rise of Giant Trucks and SUVs Kill So Many Pedestrians
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Etienne Note: Even a blind pig can find a truffle. Very interesting interactive article explaining why and how more pedestrians are killed by larger vehicles on the road. Good lessons for pedestrians. The Times did not cover how many more passengers might have been saved by being in larger, presumably safer vehicles during vehicle-on-vehicle crashes.
By Michael H. Keller, Eli Murray, Danielle Ivory and Irineo Cabreros, The New York Times
For decades, American roads were steadily getting safer for pedestrians. But around 2009, the trend reversed. Since then, the number of pedestrians killed each year has risen by about 75 percent.
The surge in pedestrian deaths has baffled researchers. Most other wealthy countries haven’t seen similar increases, suggesting that possible culprits like smartphones don’t tell the whole story.
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There is another correlation to be had on this one. The RPA.org's "Mega Region Projects." I watched the South Florida Mega Region be built. It turned an already pedestrian deadly Fort Myers, Florida become even MORE pedestrian deadly with the installation of massive 10 lane roads in suburban areas of Lee County, FL. Bicyclists and pedestrians crossing those roads at the lights got wiped out about once a month - all year long.
There is no reason for developing an area this way. Everyone knows the most valuable real estate is found where there is community, easy access by bicyclists, pedestrians, mopeds, vehicles all at the same time. Adequate sidewalks for both pedestrians and bicyclists. Trees lining the primary roads to stop particulates and traffic running up on the sidewalks.
It's just something the bought off county commissioners fall for all over the country. It must be the most profitable to create strip malls next to multi-family developments next to overbuilt roads along highways. Hendersonville, NC is being destroyed right now. Staunton, VA has been destroyed. I bet everyone can think of a place that was nice, but not is just "developed" for big box consumerism, toxic fast food, and high speed roads that kill.