Women are sick of stilettos.
Women may have developed flatter feet as a result of laidback style trends necessitated by pandemic lockdowns — during which many of us spent an unprecedented amount of our time scooting around our homes in bedroom slippers and flip-flops.
New research by footwear retailer Kurt Geiger in the UK shows a spike in sales of flat shoe styles with low heels of two inches or fewer, such as ballerina flats and loafers, while pumps of four inches or higher make up a fraction of all non-flat shoe sales, the Sunday Times reported.
For centuries fashion trends have dictated to what extent women are expected to contort their feet into highly structured styles, from thigh-high boots to sky-high stilettos. Now, podiatrists say the COVID lockdown could explain a recent trend toward low-heeled shoes — as the structure of our feet adjusted to wearing flatter styles around the clock while stuck at home, per the Sunday Times.
And customers aren’t eager to go back. --->READ MORE HERE
A new study by the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety reveals the COVID-19 pandemic’s deadly impact on traffic safety in the United States.
Their research found that reckless driving behaviors like speeding, not wearing a seatbelt, and driving under the influence leading to deadly crashes increased significantly compared to pre-pandemic times.
Foundation researchers found that 114,528 people were killed in car crashes on roads in the United States from May 2020 through December 2022. That’s nearly 17,000 additional deaths or a 17% jump compared to what would have been expected under pre-pandemic trends.
“Our study points to an ongoing disturbing trend of risky driving behaviors, which we noted in previous research earlier in the pandemic,” said Dr. David Yang, president and executive director of the AAA Foundation. “There are still far too many road users who lose their lives in preventable crashes”
AAA suggests the need for providing safer transportation options for vulnerable populations benefits everyone, addressing broader traffic safety issues beyond just the pandemic’s effects and improving overall road safety. --->READ MORE HEREFollow links below to relevant/related stories and resources:
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