U.S. pedestrian deaths reach a 40-year high
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U.S. pedestrian deaths reach a 40-year high
https://text.npr.org/1184034017
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The organization, which tracks pedestrian deaths in the U.S., estimates that more than 7,500 pedestrians were killed by drivers last year
Just awful.
Maybe cars of the future will be set up to either not allow a person to drive if the trip is less than a few km away, or send the driver a bill for a "short trip fee".
If society don't incentivize non-automobile travel, and strongly disincentivize short trips by car, we will never be able to solve: