Safety experts and psychologists are just starting to understand other reasons for the jump in pedestrian deaths. In some jurisdictions, police chiefs opted not to enforce speeding laws to avoid face-to-face contact between police officers and traffic violators. States such as New Mexico, New Jersey, and Texas have seen pedestrian deaths climb to record-high numbers.Įmpty roadways allowed some drivers to travel at faster speeds. While many traffic experts speculated that less time on the road would translate into fewer pedestrian deaths, the opposite happened. However, as the orders have lifted, Massachusetts has seen its numbers significantly increase, with 76 pedestrian deaths recorded in 2021. The state recorded 55 pedestrian deaths in 2020 when traffic volume plummeted during government stay-at-home orders at the beginning of the pandemic. Unfortunately, the list of Massachusetts pedestrians who have sustained severe or fatal injuries after being struck by cars and trucks in recent months is too long to list here.Īccording to state officials, Massachusetts has averaged 70 pedestrian fatalities per year in the five years from 2017 to 2021. A few months earlier, a pick-up truck struck a child in Dorchester.
In October, a school bus hit and killed a woman walking her dogs in Mattapan. A month earlier, a 37-year-old man landed in the hospital after being struck by a car in Norwood.
15, 2021, a pedestrian was killed after being hit by a car in Brighton. Two years into the COVID-19 pandemic, pedestrian fatalities are reaching record territory as reckless driving plagues the nation’s roadways.
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