In Europe:

In the US:

Not exactly the same years, of course, and comparing data sets is tricky.
In Europe:

In the US:

Not exactly the same years, of course, and comparing data sets is tricky.
I don't think that we see the same increase in pedestrian fatalities in other countries though, which do have smart phones but do not have massive personal trucks.
Public transportation seemed to work well in Brussels, Paris, Prague, Copenhagen, and even Edinburgh. Just thinking of the last few cities I was in outside of the Netherlands (leaving out the USA, which is obviously a nightmare for transportation of all kinds). ¯\_(ツ)_/¯