According to Apple’s mobility trend report, Americans are moving around a lot more, and some people think this means they are ignoring the social distancing guidance from the Trump administration:
Very interesting. Now there’s more than one way to read these stats, as always. It might also be the case that Americans are figuring out ways to get around and do things while respecting the social distancing guidelines. It must be noted that while driving and walking are edging upward, transit is not. And both of those are things that people can do safely without spreading or catching the coronavirus.
Here’s some more evidence that Americans are moving around more:
Publishing late on a Friday: Social distancing cooperation is going DOWN, per cell data provided by @SafeGraph. https://t.co/wND8BBxXLT pic.twitter.com/BpUL5KhiBh
— Sean McMinn (@shmcminn) May 2, 2020
I can definitely see how people would get more antsy now that the weather has changed…