Fatalities at Rail Crossings Rise as U.S. Economy Revives?

When I first read the headline, it instantly jumped at me as a premature jump to concluding causation vs. correlation. I think it's still unproven, but maybe there's something to it? The article itself seems more balanced. Still seems a bit early to publish an article with this POV. What do people think?

Quote:

Fatalities at train crossings are starting to creep back up after years of decline, possibly due to an improving economy that has increased traffic on both roads and rails. The number of people killed where rail lines and roads intersect has dropped by more than one-third in the past decade, and since the 1960s has fallen at a faster pace than highway deaths. Last year, however, deaths at rail crossings were on a pace to reach the highest level since 2010, according to Federal Railroad Administration data through November.

Fatalities at Rail Crossings Rise as U.S. Economy Revives

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