Less Traffic but More Traffic Deaths During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Publication

Despite less traffic on the roads overall, the pandemic has spawned a disturbing rise in distracted driving behavior—some of which may have contributed to a motor vehicle death toll in 2020 that rose at the fastest rate in 13 years.

Less Traffic but More Traffic Deaths During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Story by Susan J. Wells
April 23, 2021

Issue
Distracted Driving