Motorists have been driving faster during the pandemic and police are worried as roads get busier. More people died on U.S. highways in 2020 than in recent previous years, data shows, with speed, drugs and alcohol contributing to the death toll.
FILE - In this April 23, 2021 file photo, California Highway Patrol officer Troy Christensen runs a driver's license after stopping a motorist along Interstate 5 who was suspected of speeding in Anaheim, Calif. The number of highway deaths in 2020 was the greatest in more than a decade even though cars and trucks drove fewer miles during the pandemic, and motorists are continuing to speed, tailgate and zigzag through traffic.
“Summer is an incredibly dangerous time. And it culminates with Labor Day, that last hurrah,” said Pam Shadel Fischer of the Governors Highway Safety Association. “There is continued concern about the rise in speeding and aggressive driving as we enter the heart of the vacation travel season and increased traffic volumes on the highways,” said Beau Duffy, spokesperson for New York State Police.With police distracted by civil disobedience and scaling back routine stops for safety, the lightly traveled roads quickly turned into the wild west in many places.
Fred Ashmore said New York was a “ghost town” as he sped away in May 2020, topping out at 159 mph and averaging about 108 mph over the 2,806-mile trip.The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration sounded the warning early in the pandemic about speeding and reckless driving.The agency expected fatalities to decline with fewer miles driven, similar to previous declines during economic downturns.
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