Katie McCaskeyYES PLEASE "proposing a new federal rule that would require—not ask—carmakers to ensure that the front ends of their vehicles do not create excessive risk of #pedestrian head injuries." https://slate.com/business/2024/10/cars-suvs-pedestrian-deaths-traffic-safety-lidar-computer-vision.html
Alexa Fontanilla@katie
#PostOfTheWeek (season 1):
The number of pedestrian deaths in the United States is skyrocketing. In 2022 traffic crashes killed 7,805 people on foot—that’s an 83 percent rise from 2009, and a 40-year high. The vast majority of those deaths involved a car colliding into a human.
In September, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration took a significant step toward addressing the crisis of killer cars.
