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Common factors link rise in pedestrian deaths—fixing them will be tough

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The number of pedestrians being killed by vehicles rose 83 percent by 2022 to the highest it's been in 40 years .

AAA has identified a number of common factors that can explain why so many more pedestrians have died.

As with so many of the US 's ills, this problem is one that disproportionately affects the less affluent.

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informal

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English

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