Drivers killed the most pedestrians and bicyclists in almost 30 years



Nearly 36,600 people died on US roadways last year, a decrease of 2.4 percent from 2017, according to recently released figures from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. The fatality rate per 100 million vehicle miles traveled also decreased by 3.4 percent, from 1.17 in 2017 to 1.

from https://www.theverge.com/2019/10/23/20927512/traffic-death-crash-statistics-nhtsa-us-2018
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