2020 was a difficult year for everyone, as the impact of COVID-19 will be felt for years to come. We all remember the early days of the pandemic, with school closures, lockdowns, and people working from home. While motor vehicle traffic significantly decreased in 2020 due to less cars being on the road, Shelby County residents may be surprised to learn that in 2020, pedestrian fatalities increased by a shocking 60% from 2019, according to the Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security. The 2020 pedestrian fatality statistic represents a large increase from prior years. For the sake o ..read more

2020 was a difficult year for everyone, as the impact of COVID-19 will be felt for years to come. We all remember the early days of the pandemic, with school closures, lockdowns, and people working from home. While motor vehicle traffic significantly decreased in 2020 due to less cars being on the road, Shelby County residents may be surprised to learn that in 2020, pedestrian fatalities increased by a shocking 60% from 2019, according to the Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security. The 2020 pedestrian fatality statistic represents a large increase from prior years. For the sake o ..read more

Life as we knew it radically changed once COVID-19 became a global pandemic. Social distancing, school closures, lockdowns, and business shutdowns changed peoples’ behaviors in major ways. In March 2020, states began implementing measures to slow the spread of the Coronavirus, namely stay-at-home and safer-at-home orders designed to reduce human to human contact and transmission of the virus. In most states, only “essential businesses” could remain open, and the results were drastic: most of the residents of any given city remained at home on a day-to-day basis. Despite roads being much less c ..read more

Life as we knew it radically changed once COVID-19 became a global pandemic. Social distancing, school closures, lockdowns, and business shutdowns changed peoples’ behaviors in major ways. In March 2020, states began implementing measures to slow the spread of the Coronavirus, namely stay-at-home and safer-at-home orders designed to reduce human to human contact and transmission of the virus. In most states, only “essential businesses” could remain open, and the results were drastic: most of the residents of any given city remained at home on a day-to-day basis. Despite roads being much less c ..read more

2020 was a difficult year for everyone, as the impact of COVID-19 will be felt for years to come. We all remember the early days of the pandemic, with school closures, lockdowns, and people working from home. While motor vehicle traffic significantly decreased in 2020 due to less cars being on the road, Shelby County residents may be surprised to learn that in 2020, pedestrian fatalities increased by a shocking 60% from 2019, according to the Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security. The 2020 pedestrian fatality statistic represents a large increase from prior years. For the sake o ..read more

2020 was a difficult year for everyone, as the impact of COVID-19 will be felt for years to come. We all remember the early days of the pandemic, with school closures, lockdowns, and people working from home. While motor vehicle traffic significantly decreased in 2020 due to less cars being on the road, Shelby County residents may be surprised to learn that in 2020, pedestrian fatalities increased by a shocking 60% from 2019, according to the Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security. The 2020 pedestrian fatality statistic represents a large increase from prior years. For the sake o ..read more

The Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA) projects 6,590 pedestrian deaths in the United States in 2019. This represents a 5% increase compared to 2018 and the highest number on record since 1988. Key Pedestrian Death Statistics Pedestrians represent 17% of all traffic-related deaths in 2019, compared to 12% in 2009 ..read more

The Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA) projects 6,590 pedestrian deaths in the United States in 2019. This represents a 5% increase compared to 2018 and the highest number on record since 1988. Key Pedestrian Death Statistics Pedestrians represent 17% of all traffic-related deaths in 2019, compared to 12% in 2009 ..read more

Life as we knew it radically changed once COVID-19 became a global pandemic. Social distancing, school closures, lockdowns, and business shutdowns changed peoples’ behaviors in major ways. In March 2020, states began implementing measures to slow the spread of the Coronavirus, namely stay-at-home and safer-at-home orders designed to reduce human to human contact and transmission of the virus. In most states, only “essential businesses” could remain open, and the results were drastic: most of the residents of any given city remained at home on a day-to-day basis. Despite roads being much less c ..read more

Life as we knew it radically changed once COVID-19 became a global pandemic. Social distancing, school closures, lockdowns, and business shutdowns changed peoples’ behaviors in major ways. In March 2020, states began implementing measures to slow the spread of the Coronavirus, namely stay-at-home and safer-at-home orders designed to reduce human to human contact and transmission of the virus. In most states, only “essential businesses” could remain open, and the results were drastic: most of the residents of any given city remained at home on a day-to-day basis. Despite roads being much less c ..read more