The speeding and reckless driving seen on wide-open roads during the pandemic appear, like COVID-19 itself, to be sticking around longer than wished. Even as driving and travel habits bounce back to normal, the dangerous behaviors do not seem to be subsiding.Cpl. Doug Cropper told the Associated Press about his state's summertime drivers."It's just ridiculous."
Deaths on highways skyrocketed last year to levels not seen in over a decade, according to the AP. Considering thatdrastically reduced the number of miles driven, officials pin this increase in deaths on an uptick in speeding, first and foremost, as well as increases in impaired driving and decreases in seatbelt use. These trends were seen even in the earliest days of the pandemic.
By the end of 2020, the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration reported, traffic fatalities grew by 7 percent, a figure all the more alarming since overall driving dropped by 13 percent.
People were driving CRAZIER during Pandemic
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I'd guess for a few reasons: 1. People driving faster with fewer on the road 2. People being less careful because of fewer on the road 3. People forgot how to drive 4. Etc.