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548. Why Is the U.S. So Good at Killing Pedestrians?

Freakonomics Radio

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Introduction

In 2014, the year we published The Perfect Crime, there were just under 5,000 pedestrian deaths in the US. In our legal and transportation systems, the car is supreme and pedestrians don't have much protection. When you are a pedestrian, you can do absolutely everything right and still end up dead. We also want to know what are the best ways to stop the killing?

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