Pedestrian Deaths Spike in U.S. as Reckless Driving Surges - NYTIMES

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I knew I wasn't tripping when I felt there was more reckless driving nowadays. I just saw an accident yesterday where a car slammed into the back of another vehicle. All I could think about was what if my daughter was in the car with me and that shyt happened to us. People are driving way too fast and are too distracted. Its getting dangerous out here.




Pedestrian Deaths Spike in U.S. as Reckless Driving Surges
"Fatalities are climbing to record levels two years into the pandemic. Authorities cite drivers’ anxiety levels, larger vehicles and fraying social norms.

ALBUQUERQUE — After a festive evening spent viewing a display of holiday lights, Aditya Bhattacharya and his family were crossing a street to head home.

Then a driver blew past a red light, slamming into him and his 7-year-old son, Pronoy.

“I took one step, that’s the last thing I remember,” said Mr. Bhattacharya, 45. “When I regained consciousness, all I could hear was my wife sitting on the sidewalk, screaming, ‘Pronoy’s dead.’”

The boy’s death at an Albuquerque crosswalk in December, and the seven-week manhunt to find the driver, jolted many people in this part of the West to the grim count of pedestrian deaths, which began surging in New Mexico and other states in 2020.

Two years into the pandemic, such fatalities are soaring into record territory amid a nationwide flare-up in reckless driving. In various initiatives to reverse the trends, authorities in one state after another are citing factors from the rise in anxiety levels and pandemic drinking to the fraying of social norms."


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I was hired to work this private party in VA and afterwards, you had hellcats, challenger, etc doing Donuts. Police came through and drove right pass them.

Couple mins later they started racing :damn: . I haven't seen this type of shyt since 90s.

Edit 90s cops would be on their ass
 

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A while back an older white dude cautioned me to be careful when crossing the street. Like who doesn’t know that. So I’m thinking here we go with white folks providing unsolicited advice. But when I saw him again, he cautioned me yet again. This time he was very distraught. He’s like dude these people are reckless. They will run u over.

so in my head I’m like, I’m already careful. But I’m gonna have to be more alert cause it seems dude has seen some sh1t.

long story, since that time I’ve read news reports of people getting hit. And I saw a few incidents almost happened in front of me.

Like when it’s ur right of way to cross, u expect cars to stop. But the reality is u don’t know who is behind the wheel. Some are under the influence of some very powerful drugs, maybe even drunk or just old and senile. U just can’t expect anyone on the road to be normal. As such keep ur eyes on all vehicles and walk fast outta their way.
 

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Human beings shouldn't be driving. Fully autonomous vehicles won't begin to have a meaningful impact for at least another 10 years so this problem will grow even worse as new technologies surface that will distract drivers even more.

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