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Wednesday, May 1, 2024

People driving less, but deadly crashes are up

Credit: KTNV Channel 13 Las Vegas
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People driving less, but deadly crashes are up
People driving less, but deadly crashes are up

People are driving less during the pandemic, but more people are dying on the road.

New data from the national safety council shows deadly crashes were up nearly 24% in May, despite people traveling less.

ARE DYING ON THE ROAD.NEW DATA FROM THE NATIONALSAFETY COUNIL SHOWS - DEADLYCRASHES WERE UP NEARLY24-PERCENT IN MAY--- DESPITEPEOPLE TRAVELING LESS.AND I WILL TELL YOU RIGHT NOW ALOT OF US ARE VERY DISTRACTEDWE HAVE OUR HEADS ELSEWHERE SOJUST MAKE SURE WHEN YOU GETBEHIND THE WHEEL YOU DRIVE ANDYOU PUT BEHIND THE OTHER ISSUESTHAT MIGHT BE SWIRLING AROUNDFOR YOU."SPEEDING IS OFTEN A LEADINGCAUSE OF DEATH ON THE ROAD.TRAFFIC SAFETY ADVOCATES SAY-DRIVERS NEED TO BE AWARE NOWMORE THAN EVER-- TBECAUSEMORE PEDESTRIANS AND BICYCLISTSARE ON THE ROAD.FACE COVERINGS-VIF RAIDERS FANS A

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