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Brawldud t1_ixzbt0b wrote

Reply to comment by Merker6 in The Exceptionally American Problem of Rising Roadway Deaths (includes a focus on pedestrian and cyclist deaths in DC) by woulditkillyoutolift

A popular theory is that in 2020, the amount of congestion decreased, which meant motorists spent more time driving at higher speeds that both increased both the likelihood that they would hit someone and the likelihood that hitting someone would kill them.

I don't think the article is super rigorous about making this point but the bit where they talk to Polly Trottenberg strongly suggests it.

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