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Other countries saw the same uptick in smartphones without the same huge uptick in pedestrian deaths, though. In charts:

https://streets.mn/2020/10/14/chart-of-the-day-pedestrian-fa...

https://cityobservatory.org/why-are-us-drivers-killing-so-ma...



My guess would be that drivers in other countries are less likely to use their phones while driving, but I don't have any data to back that up


German here living on the US. This matches my observation. I believe this is because of enforcement. It seems extremely rare to be fined for using the phone while driving in the US (LA at least), while it's common in Germany.




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