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This list of traffic collisions records serious road traffic accidents, with multiple fatalities. The list includes notable accidents with at least 5 deaths, which either occurred in unusual circumstances, or have some other significance. For crashes that killed notable people, refer to the list of people who died in traffic collisions. This ...
The following is a list of articles that contain a lists of traffic collisions, or list of people who died in traffic collisions. Lists of traffic collisions. List of traffic collisions (before 2000) List of traffic collisions (2000–present) List of traffic collisions by death toll; Lists of deaths in traffic collisions
A few years later, the intersection was still called the most dangerous in town. The City of Fort Worth responded in 1940, installing an innovative traffic light suspended from the center of the ...
A traffic collision in Japan, 2007 The aftermath of an accident involving a jackknifing truck, Mozambique, Africa. A traffic collision, also known as a motor vehicle collision, or car crash, occurs when a vehicle collides with another vehicle, pedestrian, animal, road debris, or other moving or stationary obstruction, such as a tree, pole or building.
For crashes that killed notable people, refer to List of people who died in traffic collisions. The prevalence of bus crashes in this list is a function of severity rather than of frequency. This list records crashes up to the year 1999. For later crashes see: List of traffic collisions (2000–present).
Traffic congestion is a condition in transport that is characterized by slower speeds, longer trip times, and increased vehicular queueing. Traffic congestion on urban road networks has increased substantially since the 1950s. [1] When traffic demand is great enough that the interaction between vehicles slows the traffic stream, this results in ...
From 1979 to 2005, the number of deaths per year decreased 14.97% while the number of deaths per capita decreased by 35.46%. The 32,479 traffic fatalities in 2011 were the lowest in 62 years, since 1949. [5] For 2016, the NHTSA reported 37,461 people killed in 34,436 fatal motor vehicle crashes, an average of 102 per day. [6]
List of motor vehicle deaths in Australia by year. Road toll (Australia and New Zealand) List of motor vehicle deaths in Iceland by year. List of motor vehicle deaths in Japan by year. List of motor vehicle deaths in Thailand by year. List of road traffic accidents deaths in Republic of Ireland by year. Motor vehicle fatality rate in U.S. by year.