Karthik (@balasubramanian.us)

DC Families for Safe Streets over 2 years ago

“A vehicle could fail the pedestrian crash-worthiness test and still receive 5 stars,” he said. A voluntary evaluation isn’t enough for Jessica Hart, whose 5-year-old daughter Allie was struck and killed in 2021. Her petition on Change.org has collected more than 28,000 signatures.

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New cars are supposed to be getting safer. So why are fatalities on the rise? Government test data shows new passenger vehicles in the U.S. are extremely safe, but roadway deaths are steadily rising. https://apnews.com/article/pedestrian-cyclist-deaths-safe-cars-afcf8e6fd1b1cbfbd1a5360a29f08308