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Why Older Pedestrians Fare Worse in Car Crashes

People age 65 and up are more likely than other age groups to die after being hit by a vehicle.

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Why Older Pedestrians Fare Worse in Car Crashes
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Source mix

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Coverage

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Signal breakdown

CurrentWire ranked this story 62.2 of 100 in the snapshot this page was rendered from.

Freshness
30.7 of 35
Source authority
14 of 20
Coverage breadth
4 of 20
Geographic relevance
3.5 of 10
Story prominence
10 of 10
Velocity
0 of 5

Strongest signal: story prominence, 10 of 10. How each signal is calculated.

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