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Traffic deaths have climbed nationwide over the past decade. In some major cities, traffic deaths have . But this year, Washington, D.C., has recorded a in these kinds of deaths. Chaseedaw Giles, audience engagement editor with 吃瓜不打烊, appeared on WAMU鈥檚 鈥淗ealth Hub鈥 on Nov. 26 to share her reporting on the ways design and better enforcement can contribute to safer streets.
Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Houston reported more traffic fatalities than homicides last year. Despite local, state, and federal safety initiatives, such as Vision Zero, traffic deaths across the U.S. are higher than they were a decade ago.
