On: Why Is the U.S. So Good at Killing Pedestrians?

[caditinpiscinam]

Don't forget the big one: phones. So many people here drive with their phone in their hand.

[ceejayoz → caditinpiscinam]

Other countries saw the same uptick in smartphones without the same huge uptick in pedestrian deaths, though. In charts:

https://streets.mn/2020/10/14/chart-of-the-day-pedestrian-fa...

https://cityobservatory.org/why-are-us-drivers-killing-so-ma...

[caditinpiscinam → ceejayoz]

My guess would be that drivers in other countries are less likely to use their phones while driving, but I don't have any data to back that up

[soramimo → caditinpiscinam]

German here living on the US. This matches my observation. I believe this is because of enforcement. It seems extremely rare to be fined for using the phone while driving in the US (LA at least), while it's common in Germany.

[sparrish → caditinpiscinam]

And so many pedestrians walk with their face in their phones.