People Keep Dying

Andria Simmons and Jeremiah McWilliams, reporting for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution:

Statistics released last week by the Georgia Department of Transportation show the number of pedestrians struck and killed by motor vehicles in 2012 is on track to exceed last year’s total of 124 fatalities. As of mid-August, 82 pedestrians had been killed on area roads, compared with 63 at the same time last year.

Sarah Goodyear comments on this statistic for The Atlantic Cities:

And so it goes. Roads keep on getting wider and faster. Accommodations for pedestrians and wheelchair users and bicyclists remain marginalized. Because in much of the country, if you’re not a driver, you’re not really part of the official picture […]

Shocking.