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Motor vehicle travel is the primary means of transportation in the United States, providing an unparalleled degree of mobility. Yet for all its advantages, motor vehicle crashes in 2013 were the leading cause of death for children age 4 and every age from 16 to 24.1 The mission of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration […]
A statistical projection of traffic fatalities shows that an estimated 32,675 people died in motor vehicle traffic crashes in 2014. This represents a very marginal decrease of about 0.1 percent as compared to the 32,719 fatalities that were reported to have occurred in 2013, as shown in Table 1. Also in 2014, fatalities decreased in the first (down 3.9%), second (down […]
UMTRI-2015-16 This study examined the changes in the relative proportions of male and female drivers in the United States from 1963 through 2013. The analysis used data from the Federal Highway Administration. During the period examined, the proportion of female drivers has gradually increased. In 1963, females represented 39.6% of all drivers. Females became a […]
In 2010, there were 32,999 people killed, 3.9 million were injured, and 24 million vehicles were damaged in motor vehicle crashes in the United States. The economic costs of these crashes totaled $242 billion. Included in these losses are lost productivity, medical costs, legal and court costs, emergency service costs (EMS), insurance administration costs, congestion […]
Number E-C196 The objective of this peer exchange was to bring together the FHWA Office of Safety, AASHTO safety entities, and state DOT representatives from management, safety, statewide data, GIS, and IT to discuss data governance and data business planning solutions that can improve the agency capabilities response to meeting DOT and national safety requirements. […]
NBCNEWS: Dipping gas prices, an improving economy and more vacation travelers hitting America’s highways could add up to one of the deadliest summers for drivers, safety advocates warn.
This report contains an overview of leading theories that provide the foundation for road safety campaigns. It is combined with a comprehensive summary of the research evidence related to the effectiveness of road safety campaigns generally, and examples of individual campaign evaluations regarding drinking and driving, distracted driving, seatbelt use, speeding and vulnerable road users. […]
The National Symposium on Work Zones and Large Trucks was held as a one-day event at the Hyatt Regency Jacksonville Riverfront Hotel in Jacksonville, Florida, on April 13, 2015. The objective of the symposium was to exchange experiences and identify solutions to further improve large truck safety and mobility in and around work zones. Attendees […]
DOT HS 812 128 The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s traffic crash data provides the underpinning for informed highway safety decision-making at the Federal, State, and local levels. Accurate, accessible, timely, and standardized data allows decision-makers to: determine the primary factors related to the sources of crashes and their outcomes develop and evaluate effective safety […]
What GAO Found The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) followed a reasonable process for redesigning the National Automotive Sampling System Crashworthiness Data System (NASS-CDS), which is a nationally representative sample of police-reported motor vehicle traffic crashes. The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has standards and guidelines that specify the professional principles and practices […]