Way, WAAAAY underreported.

If you factor in that driving replaces active transportation (i.e. exercise), then you’re looking at far more deaths and morbidity related to driving.

The CDC reported that over 8% of all deaths in the US are related to inadequate physical activity.

Then consider that cycling can reduce all-cause mortality by at least 24% in people with diabetes, you can really see how we’re grossly misspending tax dollars by building more roads instead of active transportation infrastructure.

If the federal government would gift every family with an e-bike, I guarantee that healthcare costs would drop, traffic would go away, air quality would improve, we’d be able to reclaim more greenspace by getting rid of unused parking spots and roads. Taxpayers would save money and lives!