Will Virginia’s New Plan Slow Down Drivers?

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By Wyatt GordonJul 21, 2021, 3:00 pm875 ptsInteresting
This article was first published at the Virginia Mercury and is republished with permission. In the first half of last year, Americans drove 264.2 billion fewer miles than over the same timespan in 2019. Fewer miles driven didn’t translate to fewer fatalities, though. In 2020, traffic deaths shot up 7.2…

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