The Roads Are Quieter Due to Coronavirus, but There Are More Fatal Car Crashes

The Roads Are Quieter Due to Coronavirus, but There Are More Fatal Car Crashes(wsj.com)

15 points by lemaudit 6 years ago | 3 comments

pravda 6 years ago |

With roads empty, I guess the temptation to wind 'er up is strong!

The article says "...fatality rates increased even as total crash deaths declined."

That is confusing to parse. I guess that there are fewer crashes, but a higher percentage are fatal, but even with a higher percentage of crashes being fatal, overall crash deaths declined.

perl4ever 6 years ago | |

If I take the headline on HN literally, then I can imagine that there are more fatal crashes and fewer fatalities, because more people are driving alone when they crash.

mc32 6 years ago | |

probably would be better expressed as deaths per million miles travelled.