“Nearly 43,000 people were killed last year, the greatest number in 16 years, as Americans returned to roads after pandemic stay-at-home orders.”
And how many of these deaths are alcohol related as opposed to failure to enforce basic traffic laws? In my area of NY, LEO no longer performs routine traffic enforcement so as to avoid potentially deadly encounters (the directive came from the state attorney general). As a result, traffic lights and stop signs are mere suggestions, and speed limits are voluntary.
I haven’t seen so much blatant disregard of traffic laws since I used to drive in Mexico. Hardly ever see anyone pulled over (Tucson area).