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[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Unfortunately it’s all undone by:

  • Distracted drivers in their cell phones
  • Very large cars. More mass = more damage and less visibility

It’s especially sad when a very large portion of the deaths are kids 0-4 in some residential driveway at a very disproportionate rate:

https://injuryfacts.nsc.org/motor-vehicle/road-users/pedestrians/data-details/

Edit: for cell phone damage specifically, look at the uptick in deaths following the 2010s on many studies when smartphones became commonplace.