The Best Tool for Reducing Traffic Deaths? More Transit!

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By Angie SchmittAug 29, 2018, 3:36 pm392 pts
Mass transit = massive safety. A new analysis of traffic fatalities by the American Public Transit Association found that cities with the most public transit trips per capita had roadway death rates that were roughly half those of cities that rely too much on the car. “Public transit is an effective and we…

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