More evidence is emerging that crash rates go up when states legalize recreational use and retail sales of marijuana. Crash rates spiked with the legalization of recreational marijuana use and retail sales in California, Colorado, Nevada, Oregon and Washington, a new study by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) and another by the affiliated… Continue reading Crash Rates Jump in Wake of Marijuana Legalization: New Studies Show
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U.S. Roadway Deaths Rose 8% in 2020, Safety Group Estimates
Motor-vehicle crashes killed nearly 3,000 more people in 2020 than the year before despite Americans driving fewer miles during the pandemic, a nonprofit safety group estimated. The preliminary data, released Thursday by the National Safety Council, show as many as 42,060 people died in motor vehicle crashes last year, including pedestrians, up 8% from 2019.… Continue reading U.S. Roadway Deaths Rose 8% in 2020, Safety Group Estimates