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   Joe Ortiz (joeo10@mastodon.sdf.org)'s status on Saturday, 09-Dec-2023 02:34:44 JST Joe Ortiz

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   • John Refior

   @jrefior Related on vehicles with higher, more vertical front ends pose greater risk to pedestrians. https://www.iihs.org/news/detail/vehicles-with-higher-more-vertical-front-ends-pose-greater-risk-to-pedestrians

   A very good research piece.

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     John Refior (jrefior@hachyderm.io)'s status on Saturday, 09-Dec-2023 02:34:45 JST John Refior

     "Since the start of the pandemic, fewer people are walking to get around. The 100 most populated metro areas in the U.S. saw a decline in #walking of at least 20% between 2019 and 2022, according to a recent report. But even with this decline, #pedestrian deaths have skyrocketed to the highest they’ve been in over 40 years."

     Reasons include working from home, getting packages and food delivered, and fear of getting hit and killed.
     https://www.marketplace.org/2023/11/14/fewer-americans-are-walking-these-days-what-gives/
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     #SUVs #trucks #fear #intimidation