Traffic fatalities are up in the Washington region and across the country, which safety advocates and transportation officials say is a disturbing trend given that people cut back on driving for much of the pandemic. They say even more troubling is that many cases involve pedestrians and bicyclists. In the Washington region, more than one-third of traffic fatalities last year involved pedestrians or bicyclists.

Source: Washington Post May 23, 2021 22:41 UTC