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[+] the U.S. AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety Dangerous behaviors like speeding, not using seatbelts, and impaired driving contributed to a significant rise in fatal traffic crashes on roads in the United States compared to pre-pandemic times and exacerbated existing disparities.
Socially and economically disadvantaged counties and racial and ethnic minorities, for example, were disproportionately impacted. Those are the main findings of a new study on crash fatalities released earlier this month by the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety, a nonprofit research and education association, that analyzed the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on traffic safety in the U.S.
“Our study points to an ongoing disturbing trend of risky driving behaviors, which we noted in previous research earlier in the pandemic,” David Yang, president and executive director of the AAA Foundation, said in a statement. “There are still far too many road users who lose their lives in preventable crashes.” The new research report, “ Traffic Safety Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic: Fatal Crashes in 2020–2022 ,” Yang added, underscores “the importance of addressing traffic safety from an equity perspective – communities across the United States must provide safe transportation options to meet the needs of their users.
” Black and Hispanic Am.