"I was coming down the road, he pulled out in front of me, hit me head on. Just, look out for people. The one thing I’ve learned this last year is that nothing is that important, that urgent, to have to rush. So just look out for people."
"Pedestrian crash deaths have risen 80% nationwide since 2009. Over the past 30 years, the average U.S. passenger vehicle has gotten much taller, wider, and heavier."
"Recent research from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety found significant correlations between larger vehicles and increased pedestrian fatalities. Vehicles with blunt profiles and taller front ends are 45% more likely to cause fatalities in pedestrian-involved crashes than smaller vehicles."
"In the caption accompanying the video, Olson urged followers to write to their representatives in Congress to ask them to support new legislation aimed at protecting pedestrians, cyclists, and others not operating cars on roadways."
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