Today's 10-minute walk is helping you stay fitness consistent.

So in 2009, something changed, which is a little concerning if you enjoy walking consistently,

and you happen to be walking where there's also traffic.

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Hi, I'm Dave.

For years prior to 2009, the number of pedestrian deaths was dropping. It was getting safer for pedestrians and cars to be sort of in the same space. And then in 2009, things flipped. Things changed. And the number of pedestrian

deaths started going up. And they've continued to go up. And this is something that should be

concerning. And there are a number of factors. and the New York Times even did a story beginning

of the year looking at, you know, what could be causing this. And they came up with some of their

conclusions, and no one knows for sure why this is happening, but you can point to a bunch of

different things. And when I heard about the number of pedestrian deaths starting to go up in 2009,

one of the things that I thought of was, well, more people are out walking now.

You've got step trackers.

You've got a lot of media attention, a lot of focus on the benefits of walking, the health benefits of

walking. And with those step trackers, it adds a little element of personal competition. You have a

goal that you can set and reach. So more people are out walking. And I believe that that's one of

the factor, certainly not the factor.

And I'm not an expert.

I'm just telling you what popped across my mind when I heard that headline that in 2009, things changed.

And pedestrian deaths started going up.

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