"On a frigid December morning along busy Broadway in the Astoria neighborhood of Queens, New York, pedestrians walk rapidly toward the subway. Cars and e-bikes speed along a busy two-lane road and blast through sharp turns during the early rush to get to the office. In recent years on this stretch of Broadway, cars have struck and killed pedestrians, crashed into businesses, and collided with parking meters, ripping them out of the ground."
"Between 2013 and 2022, the number of traffic-related deaths in the United States increased by nearly 23%, from 32,893 to 42,514, according to a March report by the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Pedestrian deaths increased by 50% during the same period, the most recent for which numbers are available. The CDC noted that the U.S. fared poorly compared with 27 other high-income countries,"
Broadway in Astoria, Queens, sees fast-moving cars, e-bikes, and mopeds endangering pedestrians and leading to collisions with businesses and infrastructure. Longtime local business owners and patrons report scant traffic-law enforcement and frequent red-light running. Pedestrian elders and aides experience frightening near-misses as vehicles sometimes drive on sidewalks. Nationally, traffic-related deaths rose nearly 23% from 2013 to 2022, with pedestrian fatalities up 50%. The United States performed poorly compared with other high-income countries, where road deaths and pedestrian fatalities declined. Some states, including Virginia and Washington, enacted laws requiring speed-limiting devices for repeat speeding or reckless drivers.
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