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Only 28 countries, representing 449 million people (seven percent of the world's population), have laws that address the five risk factors of speed, drunk driving, helmets, seat-belts and child restraints. [citation needed] Over a third of road traffic deaths in low- and middle-income countries are among pedestrians and cyclists.
Distracted driving statistics. The NHTSA reports that in 2021, 3,522 people died and 362,415 people were injured as a result of distracted driving. The National Occupant Protection Use Survey ...
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]
Distracted driving Distracted Driver: 2688: 5.22 Drunk driving: BAC .08+ g/dL: 10011: 19.44 Speeding Speeding: 12 974 25.2 Reckless driving Rain: Rain (Mist) 4202: 8.16 Running red lights (traffic light) Night driving: Dark, more or less lighted: 22517: 43.73 Design defects Tailgating Wrong-way driving or improper turns Teenage drivers: Aged 15 ...
The most recent figures available from NHTSA show that of 38,824 highway deaths in pandemic year 2020, 3,142 were due to distracted driving — less than 10%. NHTSA tallied 324,652 distracted ...
Over the last several decades, an increased focus on drunk and impaired driving has resulted in some improvement. But in recent years, the increased occurrence of distracted driving and speeding ...
2014 Traffic Deaths due to crashes involving drivers at or above 0.08 BAC [1] Alcohol-related traffic crashes are defined by the United States National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) as alcohol-related if either a driver or a non-motorist had a measurable or estimated BAC of 0.01 g/dl or above. [2]
Distracted driving comprises any activity that results in the driver taking their eyes off the road, whether it's eating and drinking, adjusting car controls, smoking, or fumbling with the radio ...