
Why are American pedestrians getting run over so much more often than a decade and a half ago?
You’re not just imagining it: It really has gotten more dangerous to cross the street.
Since 2009, the worst year of the Great Recession, pedestrian death rates per 100,000 people increased 63 percent by 2022, while motorist (driver and passengers) death rates per capita have gone up only 10 percent.
