Michigan roads may be a little quieter and less heavily traveled because people are staying home during the coronavirus pandemic, but that doesn’t mean highways are any safer. The coronavirus is taking lives, and not all because of the disease itself. More people are leaving their homes on foot instead of by vehicle, which means an increase in pedestrians, and a greater likelihood of pedestrian accidents and fatalities.

Walking has never been the safest way to get from one place to another. Now, new findings from the Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA) show that pedestrians are in greater danger than ever before. 2018 was the deadliest year for pedestrians in nearly 30 years, with 6,227 pedestrians killed by a motor vehicle in the last year. Who’s to blame? The answers might surprise you. (more…)