Feds seek help in analyzing traffic death spike
If you've got data skills, the US government hopes you'll pitch in to help investigate why more people were killed in traffic accidents last year than in any of the prior six.
More than 35,000 people were killed on U.S. roadways in 2015, up 7.2% from the prior year and the highest total since 2008.
"We are calling on data scientists, public health experts, students and researchers—even if you have never thought about road safety before—to dive into these data," according to a "call to action" issued by DJ Patil, chief data scientist in the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, and Mark Rosekind, administrator at the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. "Whether you’re a non-profit, a tech company, or just a curious citizen wanting to contribute to the conversation in your local community, we want you to jump in and help us understand what the data are telling us. . . . Data Science is a team sport."
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