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We love to celebrate the 4th of July with family, friends, food, and fireworks, but all too often the festivities turn tragic on the nation’s roads. The fact is, this iconic American holiday is also one of the deadliest holidays of the year due to drunk-driving crashes. Over the 4th of July holiday period in […]
Major findings: Primary Contributing Circumstance: Following Too Close is by far the greatest primary contributing factor in the AD involved subset of crashes, followed by Improper Lane Change/Use, Driving too fast for Conditions, and Ran Traffic Signal. When Over Speed Limit is combined with Driving Too Fast for Conditions, these combined speed related items become […]
Motorcyclists Remain Over-represented in Traffic Deaths WASHINGTON, D.C. – A new report from the Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA) projects that 4,990 people were killed on motorcycles in 2017. This number, based on preliminary data provided by State Highway Safety Offices (SHSOs), represents a projected 5.6% decrease from 2016 – a difference of 296 lives. In spite of this reduction, […]
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 […]
Vehicle Type Registrations – (MV1) Distribution % of National Autos 2,524,145 47.03% 2.22% Buses 5,397 0.10% 2.22% Trucks 2,721,534 50.71% 1.98% Total 5,251,076 Motorcycles 115,768 2.16% 1.38% Grand Total 5,366,844 100.00% 2.06% Area Fatally Injured in Vehicle Crashes (FI-20) Distribution % of National Rural 543 66.22% 3.28% Urban 272 33.17% 1.77% Unknown 5 0.61% .70% […]
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 […]
It’s more than a motorcycle and less than a car. It’s an autocycle. And states are wrestling with how best to regulate this new type of vehicle. Rhode Island has joined dozens of other states in enacting rules classifying the autocycle and allowing drivers to operate one without a motorcycle license or endorsement. Maryland also […]
NHTSA: 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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
