February 8, 2022
Associated Press says the number of U.S. traffic deaths surged to 31,720 from January to September of last year. That’s 12% higher than in the same period the year before, and according to AP, it is the “highest percentage increase over a nine-month period since the Transportation Department began recording fatal crash data in 1975.” Socionomists have identified a connection between increasing traffic fatalities and positive social mood. It is interesting to note that in January to September of last year, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 12% versus a 4% decline during the same nine months of the previous year. To learn more read “Social Mood Governs Speed Limits, Auto Design, and Traffic Fatality Levels.”
If you look closely, you can see patterns in social mood that help you predict social trends. Learn more with the Socionomics Premier Membership.
The Socionomist enables you to see trend-shaping waves of social mood, as reflected by the stock market — and capitalize on them. The April 2023 issue looks at negative social mood’s influence on the tumultuous history of the Mexican Revolution. Mood Riffs topics include President Joe Biden’s reelection prospects, challenges facing corporate giants, the new workplace trend known as Bare-Minimum Monday, and British Columbia’s effort to relax laws governing hard drugs. Read the April issue when you become a Socionomics Premier Member. 
