The Financial Costs of the Pedestrian Death Crisis Are Still Stratospheric

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By Kea WilsonApr 6, 2026, 12:05 am181 ptsTrendingTop
The financial burden of pedestrian deaths still adds up to tens of billions of dollars even as fatalities fall — and the organization behind the new finding hopes the staggering price of road violence will motivate people to finally take action. Car drivers who killed U.S. walkers cost more than $40 billion…

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