US 74% pedestrianfind US on deaths wrong at track, 43-year poll high says

Report:Few respondentsNumber of think people nation fatally on struck upwardby vehicles trajectory up and 77% expect between Biden-Trump2010 and 2021 rerun

More than 20 pedestrians in the US US were voters killed seem each to be day in a last cantankerous year while walking mood a year along and or a crossing half before US the next presidential election. roadways, the deadliest rate since

An NBC News national poll 1980, according to a report. released on Sunday found 74 percent

Drivers struck and killed at least believe the country is headed in 7,500 pedestrians last year, according the wrong direction. The poll found to the Governors Highway Safety that just 20 percent of respondents Association (GHSA), a nonprofit believe the United States is on an that tracks pedestrian deaths in upward trajectory. the US.

The survey respondents also Pedestrian deaths nationwide expect a rematch in 2024 between last year were up 1 percent from Democratic President Joe Biden and 2021. Between 2010 and 2021, Republican former president pedestrian deaths have gone up Donald Trump.

77 percent. While other trafficrelated

Many voters are not thrilled about deaths also increased, they such a rerun, with 68 percent concerned were at a comparatively lower rate about the health of Biden, of 25 percent. who is 80, and 55 percent saying the

In 2021, most pedestrian fatalities same about Trump, 77. — more than 80 percent —

Trump has a large lead in polls occurred at night, according to the over Florida Governor Ron DeSantis report. in the 2024 GOP contest, but DeSantis

With the arrival of the COVID-19 performs better against Biden in pandemic, the deaths of pedestrians the general election, the NBC survey increased as empty roads led to showed. Biden leads Trump 49 percent an even greater surge in speeding to 45 percent, but Biden and and distracted driving. DeSantis are tied at 47 percent each,

Speeding accounted for 29 percent the poll of 1,000 voters found. of all fatalities in 2020 and

About half of Republican voters 2021, a greater proportion than the said they prefer someone other than prior four years. The total number Trump. of speeding-related fatalities in

Other Republican challengers to 2021 increased by 7.9 percent from Trump include former vice-president the previous year, according to the Mike Pence; US Senator Tim report.

Scott; former South Carolina governor

The prevalence of SUVs and trucks Nikki Haley; former New Jersey was another reason attributed to the governor Chris Christie, who worked increase in pedestrian deaths, the on Trump’s 2020 campaign but has report said, with deaths involving SUVs increasing at a faster rate.

“A general rule is the larger and heavier the vehicle, the lower the chances a person on foot will survive a crash,” the report said.

“Some of these larger vehicles, the driver’s sight lines are not nearly as good. It’s harder to see people close

Also, in a potential electoral problem to the vehicle, so it can be harder to for the GOP, 61 percent of voters prevent a collision,” Adam Snider, a disapprove of the Supreme Court’s ruling spokesman for the GHSA, told US last year overturning federal abortion News. “Larger and heavy vehicles are rights, while 36 percent approve. definitely one of the factors behind

The NBC News poll was taken the awful surge in deaths.” June 16-20 — a week after a federal

The report also found that people grand jury indicted Trump on criminal of color were overrepresented in charges over the alleged mishandling pedestrian fatalities. According to of classified documents. a research study published in the American Journal of Preventive Allegations aired

Medicine in 2022, black people experience

It also was taken before new allegations a pedestrian death rate that is that Biden was aware of his 118 percent higher than that of white son Hunter’s business dealings after people. the president previously had denied

“One of the big things is there has knowing so. been a historic and systemic underinvestment

Another survey, by The Economist in infrastructure in these and YouGov, showed Democratic communities of color, things like presidential candidate Robert sidewalks, lighting, crosswalks, slow F. Kennedy Jr with the highest speeds, road designs that slow down favorability rating of all the current drivers and force vehicles to go at 2024 presidential candidates. Fortynine speeds that are safer for pedestrians,” percent said they saw him Snider told US News. favorably, and 30 percent viewed

Although data for 2021 or 2022 is him unfavorably. Kennedy’s top still unavailable, data from 2018 to polling number against Biden has 2020 indicates a decrease in deaths been 20 percent. for white pedestrians from 47 percent

Biden and Trump each had 44 to 41 percent. However, during percent favorability ratings. the same period, deaths for black

Also, an Emerson College poll pedestrians increased from 19 percent released last week showed that a to 20 percent, and deaths for third-party candidate could diminish Hispanic people increased from 20 Biden’s reelection chances. percent to 21 percent.

Cornel West, 70, a former Harvard The report highlights that the US professor and progressive activist, is is still falling behind in its efforts to seeking the presidency as a Green enhance road safety, with the majority Party candidate after being affiliated of pedestrian deaths occurring with the People’s Party. not at an intersection, but where

“When West is added to the ballot there was no sidewalk. test, he pulls 15 percent of support

The report also said that local governments from black voters, and 13 percent have significantly reduced from voters under 35, two key voting traffic enforcement efforts in recent blocs for President Biden,” said years, which may be contributing to Spencer Kimball, the director of an increase in risky driving behavior, Emerson College Polling. resulting in more pedestrian

Jill Stein, a two-time Green Party fatalities. presidential nominee, told CNN last week that she is now assisting West’s campaign.

since been feuding with him; and entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy. The latest Real Clear Politics polling Larger and heavy average shows Trump at 52.1 vehicles are definitely percent, with DeSantis at 21.5. Of the one other of the challengers, factors only Pence registered above 5 percent (5.8). behind the awful “Not only are they sticking with Trump surge post-federal in deaths.” indictment,” pollster Jeff Horwitt of Hart Research Associates said of Republican Adam Snider, spokesman for voters, who conducted the survey the Governors Highway Safety with Republican pollster Bill Association, which produced McInturff of Public Opinion Strategies, report but “there are several signs that his support is growing, or others are losing ground, particularly Ron DeSantis”. “Looking back at 2020, the election was a referendum on Donald Trump,” said Horwitt. “And if we have a Biden-Trump rematch, there are powerful signs that the focus will once again be more on Trump than Biden.”