Peter Dockrill reports,
Despite Americans driving hundreds of billions of miles less in 2020 than they did in 2019, deadly traffic accidents actually surged in the year of lockdown, with crash fatalities during the pandemic hitting levels not seen in over a decade.
"The proportion of drivers testing positive for opioids nearly doubled after mid-March, compared to the previous six months, while marijuana prevalence increased by about 50 percent."
Read more here: https://www.sciencealert.com/deadly-crashes-in-the-us-surged-in-the-pandemic-despite-americans-driving-less
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