As COVID-19 began to spread, many New Yorkers began to work remotely causing a decline in cars on the road compared to the previous years. Despite the decrease in cars on the road nationwide, the death rate drastically increased in 2020. In New York City, at least 243 people have died in car accidents making this the deadliest year since 2014, according to the New York Times. With the decline in traffic, many people wondered how the rate of accidents could have increased. Stu