A lot of people died on US roads in 2016, but distracted driving is down
A staggering 37,461 people were killed on US roads in 2016, an increase of 5.6 percent from the previous year, according to just-released statistics from the US National Highway Traffic and Safety Administration. That’s less than the alarming 8.4 percent year-over-year increase we saw in 2015, but it’s still a pretty depressing statistic.
But before you go blaming smartphones, texting while driving, or more attention-stealing in-car technology, incidents of distracted driving were down 2.2 percent in 2016 from the previous year. Drowsy driving decreased, too. So what’s to blame for all the blood and carnage on our streets today?
Unsurprisingly, it’s the unholy trinity…