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Almost 43,000 people died on US roads last year, the highest number in 16 years. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) found there was a 10.5% increase in the number of deaths in 2021 compared to 2020, with 42,915 losing their life - nearly 118 people every day. The jump was the largest increase since the NHTSA began collecting the fatality data in 1975. The Governors Highway Safety Association blamed the increase on dangerous behaviour such as speeding, driving while impaired by alcohol and drugs, and distracted driving. They said "roads [have been] designed for speed instead of safety." Advertisement Since returning to the roads after the pandemic, people in the US drove about 325 billion miles last year, 11.2% more than in 2020, which contributed to the increase. Transportation secretary Pete Buttigieg has urged state and local governments, drivers and safety advocates to join in the effort to reverse the rising death … [Read more...] about Almost 43,000 US road deaths recorded last year – the highest in 16 years

TULSA, Okla. -- Rory McIlroy described Phil Mickelson 's absence from the 2022 PGA Championship as "unfortunate" and "sad" Tuesday morning at Southern Hills Country Club and said he wished the defending champion had made a different decision and come to the championship. "This should be a celebration, right?" McIlroy said. "He won a major championship at 50 years old. It was possibly his last big, big moment in the game of golf. I think he should be here this week and celebrating what a monumental achievement he achieved last year." McIlroy paused as he weighed how his words would be received. "It's unfortunate," he said. "It's sad. Yeah, I don't know what else I can say." Mickelson became golf's oldest major champion by winning the PGA Championship at Kiawah Island in South Carolina at age 50 last year. He hasn't played on the PGA Tour since missing the cut at the Farmers Insurance Open at Torrey Pines in late January. He skipped the Masters in April for the first time … [Read more...] about Phil Mickelson’s absence from PGA Championship ‘sad’ and ‘unfortunate,’ says world No. 7-ranked Rory McIlroy, other top golfers

TULSA, Okla. -- Rory McIlroy described Phil Mickelson 's absence from the 2022 PGA Championship as "unfortunate" and "sad" Tuesday morning at Southern Hills Country Club and said he wished the defending champion had made a different decision and come to the championship. "This should be a celebration, right?" McIlroy said. "He won a major championship at 50 years old. It was possibly his last big, big moment in the game of golf. I think he should be here this week and celebrating what a monumental achievement he achieved last year." McIlroy paused as he weighed how his words would be received. "It's unfortunate," he said. "It's sad. Yeah, I don't know what else I can say." Said 15-time major champion Tiger Woods : "It's always disappointing when the defending champion is not here. Phil has said some things that I think a lot of us who are committed to the tour and committed to the legacy of the tour have pushed back against, and he's taken some personal time, and we … [Read more...] about Rory McIlroy, Tiger Woods: Phil Mickelson’s absence from 2022 PGA Championship ‘sad’ and ‘disappointing’