Safety advocates sound the alarm on reckless driving amid COVID-19 pandemic

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• “I don’t know what people are thinking but let me tell you, this is reckless, this is dangerous, and this is pernicious,” said John Townsend of AAA Mid-Atlantic.
• “Think about this: given the level and scale of the crisis in this area, if you were to injure yourself in a car crash or someone else, where will that person be hospitalized?” So it not only impacts traffic safety, it impacts the entire healthcare system,” Townsend explained.

See also, 'Absent Traffic Jams, Many Drivers Getting More Reckless'

Visualizing the Occupations with the Highest COVID-19 Risk

(Click on the image for Marcus Lu's report in the Visual Capitalist)

"Many individuals have been practicing social distancing by working from home in recent weeks. While this arrangement can be a great way to reduce one’s exposure to COVID-19, it’s a luxury that’s available to just 29% of Americans.
The situation for the remaining 71% is uncertain, to say the least. A significant portion of the population has lost their jobs due to business shutdowns and mandated lockdown orders. Others employed in “essential services” have continued working as usual, but may face a higher risk of potential exposure to the virus.
To that end, today’s infographic leverages data from the Occupational Information Network to determine which occupations face the highest risk of exposure to COVID-19."

As virus lockdown brings most of U.S. to a halt, drivers caught speeding over 100 mph nationwide

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• While most Americans are staying home amid the coronavirus pandemic, the wide-open streets are bringing out the worst in some drivers. States across the country have reported spikes in speeding and police say crashes are more often severe.
• California's average speed is up 30%. In Minnesota, traffic deaths have more than doubled. Virginia state troopers caught a driver doing 111 mph on Interstate 95, usually one of the most gridlocked roads in the country. 
• New York City saw speed camera tickets in March more than double. In Memphis, a driver was seen in a video hitting 127 mph.  And a group was seen driving recklessly on ATVs in Washington, D.C. 
• Police are trying to slam the brakes on the sudden spike in drivers racing to over 100 mph, CBS News transportation correspondent Kris Van Cleave reports. The California Highway Patrol has started posting pictures of the speeds some are hitting and the tickets they're getting. One driver was caught going 117 mph without insurance.

Cyber Actors Take Advantage of COVID-19 Pandemic to Exploit Increased Use of Virtual Environments

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Flatten The Curve

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How Prince Georgians are Moving Around Differently Due to COVID-19

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From Google: "As global communities respond to COVID-19, we've heard from public health officials that the same type of aggregated, anonymized insights we use in products such as Google Maps could be helpful as they make critical decisions to combat COVID-19.
These Community Mobility Reports aim to provide insights into what has changed in response to policies aimed at combating COVID-19. The reports chart movement trends over time by geography, across different categories of places such as retail and recreation, groceries and pharmacies, parks, transit stations, workplaces, and residential."

COVID-19 vs. Top 15 Daily Average Causes of Death in the U.S.

• Full size animation is at https://public.flourish.studio/visualisation/1727839/
• See a similar animation by countries at https://app.flourish.studio/visualisation/1755078/