vanes@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-22 days agoTIL the number of pedestrians killed by drivers in the U.S. rose by 70 percent between 2010 and 2023www.washingtonpost.comexternal-linkmessage-square110fedilinkarrow-up1509arrow-down15
arrow-up1504arrow-down1external-linkTIL the number of pedestrians killed by drivers in the U.S. rose by 70 percent between 2010 and 2023www.washingtonpost.comvanes@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-22 days agomessage-square110fedilink
minus-squaretoast@retrolemmy.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·2 days agoUm, that’s a report on homelessness. The majority of pedestrians are not, in fact, homeless.
minus-squareSteve@communick.newslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down3·edit-22 days agoRight, but majority or not, if homelessness more than doubles, the number of pedestrians will also increase. Will it not? Keep in mind there is no one single cause here. There are half a dozen major causes probably.
minus-squareSternout@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·17 hours agoI do see a link between those numbers. In fact, many homeless people live in their car.
minus-squareSteve@communick.newslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-213 hours agoIndeed! And many of those trying to save gas money, like to semi-permanently park someplace, then walk to work and most places.
Um, that’s a report on homelessness. The majority of pedestrians are not, in fact, homeless.
Right, but majority or not, if homelessness more than doubles, the number of pedestrians will also increase. Will it not?
Keep in mind there is no one single cause here. There are half a dozen major causes probably.
I do see a link between those numbers. In fact, many homeless people live in their car.
Indeed! And many of those trying to save gas money, like to semi-permanently park someplace, then walk to work and most places.