Check this out. First, New York.
New York City sets record of 58 straight days with no pedestrian fatalities
So great for them, right? Kudos, New York City. Way to go. No one being killed on the streets. Makes sense. Little to no traffic, so great results.
But here in Missouri?
Our own Show Me State?
Check out these statistics.
'Triple digits keep rolling in' Missouri troopers clock drivers speeding during pandemic
We're speeding more. And not just speeding but a lot of us out there are pushing triple digits--100 miles per hour and more.
As Missouri plans to reopen some businesses this May 4, one thing you can rely on is a lot more traffic along major interstates.
The Missouri State Highway Patrol said some drivers have been using the stay-at-home order to their advantage.
"We've noticed roughly a 40% decrease statewide in the amount of traffic that's out there," said Capt. John Hotz at MSHP headquarters in Jefferson City.
With less traffic, he said drivers are using this time to test their engines, turning interstates into raceways.
"As 80 miles an hour used to be considered a high speed, we've seen quite a few speeds in the 100+ mph range," said Hotz.
Troopers across Missouri tweeted some of those speeds. One showing a motorist going as fast as 145 mph.
That's bad enough right? But then, consequently, more of us are also dying on the roads.
Missouri traffic fatalities up in 2020
Pandemic's hidden impact:
Increases in traffic deaths
So get that?
Traffic is down and down significantly across the state. Way down. But we're SPEEDING MORE and MORE OF US ARE DYING.
Isn't that wonderful?
And sure, you can say it's not fair comparing a city to an entire state but come on. Don't you think at least ONE of these statistics should be good, improved for us here is Misery? I mean Missouri?
We are, most all of us, not on the roads and streets and highways nearly as much and it shows and we're paying less in car insurance because of it but we're getting WORSE RESULTS? IN ALL EXAMPLES?
Insane. This is insane.
Come on, folks.
We can do better than this.
A lot better.
We have to.
