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Re:The limitations of Steven Pinker’s optimism by ghostcluster on Monday February 26, 2018 @05:48AM (#16464433)
i do wonder if driving with smartphones has caused any sort of bump in the last 7 years
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Re:The limitations of Steven Pinker’s optimism by dredmorbius on Monday February 26, 2018 @09:05PM (#16470597)
They're attributed to 9% of MVA deaths, and 16% of MVA injuries as of 2016, though trends seem relatively flat (or declining) since 2010.

Overall accident instances tend to scale with miles driven, which are a pro-cyclical economic factor. That is: as economic activity increases, people drive more, for both commuting and recreation.

https://www.cdc.gov/motorvehiclesafety/distracted_driving/in...

https://crashstats.nhtsa.dot.gov/#/

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