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Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS) Analytical User’s Manual 1975-2014
One of the primary objectives of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is to reduce the staggering human toll and property damage that motor vehicle traffic crashes impose on our society. Crashes each year result in thousands of lives lost, hundreds of thousands of injured victims, and billions of dollars in property damage. Accurate […]
The Geography of Car Deaths in America
Richard Florida America is famously divided along many lines: red and blue states, high-income and low-income areas, educated and uneducated cities—the list goes on. But, startlingly, America’s political and economic divide extends to fatality rates as well, and specifically to where people are killed in their cars.
Estimating the Cost of Unintentional Injuries
How Much Do We Really Pay? The National Safety Council helps you estimate the cost of fatal and nonfatal unintentional injuries at home, at work and in public, as well as the cost of motor vehicle injuries.
Motor Vehicle Traffic Crashes as a Leading Cause of Death in the United States, 2010 and 2011
In 2011, for the third year in a row, motor vehicle traffic crashes were not among the top 10 causes of death in the United States. Motor vehicle crashes were the 12th leading cause of death during 2011 as compared to their rank as the 11th leading cause of death in 2010.
Safety Evaluation of Centerline Plus Shoulder Rumble Strips
FHWA Publication No.: FHWA-HRT-15-064 The objective of this study was to perform a rigorous before-after evaluation of the safety effectiveness, as measured by crash frequency, of shoulder and centerline rumble strips applied in combination on two-lane rural roads. The dual application of centerline rumble strips in combination with shoulder rumble strips is a recommended strategy […]
Assessment of Characteristics of State Data Linkage Systems
DOT HS 812 180 State systems that integrate data by linking police crash reports to medical records provide important information that can be used to better understand motor vehicle crash injuries. The objective of this study was to better understand the facilitators and barriers to successful data linkage systems. Data were collected by questionnaire, focus […]