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DocMordinSolus t1_iv1672c wrote

https://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2022/1/10/driving-went-down-fatalities-went-up-heres-why

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Mammoth_Theory3333 t1_iv1k6nw wrote

TL;DR summary: According to the experts, the pandemic has “made U.S. drivers more reckless — more likely to speed, drink or use drugs and leave their seat belts unbuckled.” This deadly and damaging behavior is due to “widespread feelings of isolation, loneliness and depression” that has caused fatalism to seep in, as if Americans are welcoming a brush with death.

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goodiereddits t1_iv2gggz wrote

This is it right here, but applied to every social interaction/situation and interpersonal behavior. The "social contract" was frayed before the pandemic, now it's on fire.

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_Maxolotl t1_iv1wrk0 wrote

This is also a very good hypothesis for the crime wave.

And a very good reason to think the approach that most politicians are bringing to the crime wave - more cops more cops more cops - won't work.

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NetQuarterLatte t1_iv1mgb8 wrote

So we are ready to dismiss the rise in traffic fatalities as a nationwide trend, therefore an issue people in NYC should just accept as a fact of life?

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PiffityPoffity t1_iv1qn9z wrote

Of course you should be concerned, but the national trend would suggest it’s not largely due to local political decisions.

Same as crime. Your not-so-subtle implication of hypocrisy is broke.

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gamelord12 t1_iv1t980 wrote

When it's nationwide, it doesn't mean that there aren't solutions, but it does mean that we know what didn't cause it.

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DocMordinSolus t1_iv1ublm wrote

Literally the last paragraph of the linked article that you clearly didn't read: >And it should compel all of us, especially the experts who work on traffic safety, to get beyond the safety narratives we are comfortable with to something that will actually save lives.

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