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USA smartphone adoption, pedestrian fatalities, and the average weight SUVs/pickups (lemmy.world)
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[–] Egonallanon@feddit.uk 35 points 1 day ago (3 children)

Man people in 1980 just fucking hated pedestrians. No phones, light cars and they still mowed people down at a greater rate than the post smartphone peak.

[–] Steve@startrek.website 22 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Drunk driving was cool and fun in the 70s

[–] SatyrSack@quokk.au 9 points 1 day ago

Just in it for the love of the game

[–] jaykrown@lemmy.world 8 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Probably poor infrastructure, people crossing in the middle of the street, fewer strict speed limits, etc.

[–] makyo@lemmy.world 15 points 1 day ago

And probably still poor drunk driving awareness and/or enforcement