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08-10-2015, 03:40 PM
http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/zgLhipa7rPDx5Cnwz_cXCQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/gma/us.abcnews.go.com/GTY_man_texting_crossing_street_jt_150810_16x9_992 .jpg (http://news.yahoo.com/distracted-walking-petextrians-endangering-streets-193041738--abc-news-topstories.html)A government report released today highlights an unsettling trend: After decades of decline, pedestrian fatalities are once again on the rise. Between the mid-1970s and early 2000s, pedestrian deaths steadily declined, eventually dipping to around 11 percent of all motor vehicle fatalities, according to a Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA) report. Meanwhile, the percentage of pedestrians killed while using cell phones has risen, from less than 1 percent in 2004 to more than 3.5 percent in 2010, according to a study conducted by researchers at Ohio State University, cited by the GHSA report.



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