For decades, we have told ourselves that roadway fatalities are a function of VMT and driver error. That DOTs can& #39;t be expected to do much about it outside of convincing drivers to behave better or car manufacturers to build safer cars. IT HAS NEVER BEEN TRUE. 1/4

Roadway fatalities jumped 20% between January and June 2020 compared to the same six-month period in 2019 — in spite of a 17% drop in the number of miles driven between January and June. 2/4 https://injuryfacts.nsc.org/motor-vehicle/overview/preliminary-estimates/?utm_medium=email&_hsmi=95238820&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_R71iptURclSGB_-PCSo7FUKb4aQnoX-xuOnBEDG5DHMiXaORRqcDiWHSh5Y3d3vw97D0nDra7Y155qzJ-FHySCPJ2lrAfuYnOiSIGl0UuhRpC7uI&utm_content=95238820&utm_source=hs_email">https://injuryfacts.nsc.org/motor-veh...

Design cues lead drivers to break laws designed to protect safety, such as the speed limit. But it is dismissed as driver error. 3/4 https://ssti.us/2020/08/31/roadway-design-is-often-responsible-for-driver-error/">https://ssti.us/2020/08/3...

Our most vulnerable travelers have been dying more every year. I propose that, until we recognize the role that design plays in roadway danger, we maintain congestion as it seems to be one of the most important ways to reduce speeding and death. 4/4 https://smartgrowthamerica.org/dangerous-by-design/">https://smartgrowthamerica.org/dangerous...