Pedestrian deaths and fatal car crashes are predictable. How do we prevent them?

In Maryland, on average, ten people die in a traffic crash each week. More than one-fifth of those killed are pedestrians. Crashes rose during the pandemic and are still high. We speak with Chrissy Nizer, the head of Maryland’s MVA. She describes the data presented by the new “Fatal Crash Dashboard." Then, Jeffrey Michael, a transportation safety expert and Distinguished Scholar at Johns Hopkins University, tells what would make pedestrians safer. Check out the recommendations of the Safe Street Consortium.Do you have a question or comment about a show or a story idea to pitch? Contact On the Record at: Senior Supervising Producer, Maureen Harvie she/her/hers [email protected] 410-235-1903 Senior Producer, Melissa Gerr she/her/hers [email protected] 410-235-1157 Producer Sam Bermas-Dawes he/him/his [email protected] 410-235-1472