It’s the difference between saying “the crisis is getting worse!” And “we have a new crisis to deal with!”

Also, understanding the components of the problem lead to you know, figuring out how to fix it, eg:

https://www.kuow.org/stories/pedestrian-deaths-climb-in-seat...

I said this many times in other posts lately, but if Americans wanted to get serious about this problem, they would need a multi-faceted approach like the Dutch rather than just hoping drivers do the right thing (without focusing on road redesigns or pedestrian behavior also).