Tag: Passenger Vehicles

  • April 15th, 2020

This pdf document outlines previous and potential traffic safety measures on the Federal level in the following areas. Encouraging Safer Driving Behavior Vehicle Safety Improvements Roadway Safety Improvements Commercial Transportation Safety Options for Congress State of Traffic Safety in America Driving is one of the riskiest activities the average American engages in. Deaths and serious […]

  • August 22nd, 2017

In this safety study, the NTSB examines cause of and trends in speeding-related passenger vehicle crashes and countermeasures to prevent these crashes. The countermeasures presented represent several, of many, potential solutions to the issue of speeding-related crashes. They do not address every cause of speeding or type of speeding-related crash, but they are intended to […]

  • May 2nd, 2017

NHTSA: There were 22,441 passenger vehicle occupants who died in traffic crashes and an estimated 2.18 million passenger vehicle occupants who were injured. Passenger vehicles made up 93 percent of registered vehicles and accounted for 90 percent of total vehicle miles traveled (VMT). An estimated 11,070,000 vehicles were involved in police-reported traffic crashes; 96 percent (10,656,000) […]

  • October 12th, 2016

After growing steadily for several decades, passenger vehicle miles traveled (VMT) in the United States unexpectedly leveled off in the 2000s. The growth rate of VMT has since rebounded, and determining the factors that explain these developments has implications for future US oil consumption and greenhouse gas emissions. We show that changes in the demographic […]

  • September 3rd, 2016

After growing steadily for several decades, passenger vehicle miles traveled (VMT) in the United States unexpectedly leveled off in the 2000s. The growth rate of VMT has since rebounded, and determining the factors that explain these developments has implications for future US oil consumption and greenhouse gas emissions. We show that changes in the demographic […]