Vehicles are built to be safer than ever before, but pedestrian and cyclist deaths are rising.
A rise in the popularity of larger vehicles, like vans and trucks, may be a factor in this increase.
Ronald E. VanHoose/Associated PressRoadway deaths in the U.S. are mounting despite government test data showing vehicles have been getting safer.
Fatal crashes also increased as a percent of total miles driven.
AP Photo/Mark SchiefelbeinHart is now an advocate with the Washington chapter of Families for Safe Streets, a nonprofit working to end fatal crashes.
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