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NHTSA: In 2014 there were an estimated 6,064,000 police-reported traffic crashes in which 32,675 people were killed and an estimate 2,338,000 people were injured. An average of 90 people died each day in motor vehicle crashes in 2014, one fatality every 16 minutes.
NHTSA data show that as children get older they are less likely to want to buckle up. Over the past 5 years, 1,552 kids between the ages of 8 and 14 died in car, SUV and van crashes – of those who died, almost half were unbelted.
Autonomous vehicles use sensing and communication technologies to navigate safely and efficiently with little or no input from the driver. These driverless technologies will create an unprecedented revolution in how people move, and policymakers will need appropriate tools to plan for and analyze the large impacts of novel navigation systems. In this paper we derive […]
Auto accidents kill more than 33,000 Americans each year, more than homicide or prescription drug overdoses. Companies working on self-driving cars, such as Alphabet and Ford, say their technology can slash that number by removing human liabilities such as texting, drunkenness, and fatigue. But Christopher Hart, chairman of the National Transportation Safety Board, says his agency’s […]
Law enforcement in every state and most cities are cracking down on drunk driving with the launch of The “Drive Sober or get Pulled Over” campaign. State Troopers will be out in force from now until Labor Day, September 5, and will have a zero tolerance for drunk driving. In that time period drivers can […]
In 2014 the use of motorcycle helmets saved an estimated 1,669 lives. An additional 660 lives would have been saved in 2014 if all motorcyclists had worn helmets. Nearly $3 billion in economic costs and more than $18 billion in comprehensive costs were saved in 2014 by the use of motorcycle helmets. If all motorcyclists […]
In 2015, the use of seat belts in passenger vehicles saved an estimated 13,941 lives of occupants 5 and older, and an estimated 2,573 lives of occupants 13 and older were saved by frontal air bags. An estimated 266 child occupants 4 and younger were saved by the use of child restraints, and 1,772 lives […]
Teens are driving unsupervised too late at night, a recent study suggests, and expanding restrictions on their nighttime driving to include the hours before midnight could save lives. Driving in the dark is more difficult than driving during daylight hours, so every state but Vermont puts limits on teens’ nighttime driving.
This study examines data from a sample of in-depth crash investigations to estimate the number of crashes, injuries, and deaths in the U.S. each year that are caused by debris on the roads or falling from vehicles.
National Safety Council: “While many factors likely contributed to the fatality increase, a stronger economy and lower unemployment rates are at the core of the trend, and another likely factor is the fact that average gas prices for the first six months of this year were 16 percent lower than in 2015.”