Americans are driving less, but more are dying in accidents
People who do get behind the wheel may be driving more recklessly
IN THEORY, ONE silver lining of the covid-19 pandemic should have been a decline in other types of death. As people spend more time at home, they drive less so are less likely to die in car accidents.
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