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If Phones Are Killing Pedestrians, Why Is It Only Happening in America? (www.thedrive.com)
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[โ€“] Treczoks@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Two reasons (at least): we don't have that many SUVs and monster trucks on our roads. And police here is rather strictly enforcing the law with regards to cell phones.

[โ€“] atrielienz@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago

I feel like the strictly enforced cell phone laws are also strictly enforced in America. I think it really is just down to how big vehicles are here and how bad the sight distance is in those larger vehicles, combined with municipalities not investing in infrastructure that prevents or mitigates crashes and pedestrian fatalities. There was recently an article about a town that did do this and hasn't had a pedestrian fatality in like a decade here in the US and I think that's proof of what I'm saying.