April 18, 2024 - The U.S. has the highest number of traffic deaths among wealthy countries – more than 38,000 deaths per year between 2015 and 2019 – which is more than double the average rate in other wealthy countries. Yet there are solutions such as investing in better public transit and alternative modes of transportation such as cycling reports Scientific American.

We can also design or redesign streets to make people drive more slowly or to discourage driving altogether. Minneapolis added bike lanes and banned single-family zoning, a major contributor to urban sprawl.

Too often efforts to reduce car dependence are met with fierce opposition but drivers also benefit from many of these changes, which would reduce traffic and make driving safer.

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