Coronavirus stay-at-home orders have reduced traffic accidents by half
(WorldNews Environment)

Coronavirus stay-at-home orders that went into effect on March 20 have reduced vehicle collisions on California roadways by roughly half, according to a UC Davis survey that is the first to estimate the impact of the extraordinary health orders on traffic. `The reduction works out to about 15,000 fewer collisions per month and 6,000 fewer injury accidents per month,` said Fraser Shilling, co-director of the Road Ecology Center at UC Davis. Shilling said the reduction in motor vehicle accidents on highways and roads, `can be directly or indirectly attributed to the shelter-in-place order.` The survey suggests that a 60% drop in traffic volume - when compared to the same period last year -...