Sentences with phrase «fatalities in motor vehicle»

This included 81 fatalities in motor vehicle accidents, one fatality in a motorcycle accident, one fatality in an ATV accident, one fatality in a bicycle accident, and 17 fatalities in pedestrian accidents.

The same report showed that pedestrian deaths accounted for 14 percent of all traffic fatalities in motor vehicle accidents.

New York and New Jersey personal injury law firm representing victims of truck accidents A large percentage of fatalities in motor vehicle accidents involve a truck.

That's the primary reason that in 2016, based on vehicle miles travelled, motorcyclist fatalities occurred nearly 28 times more frequently than passenger car occupant fatalities in motor vehicle traffic crashes.

Not exact matches

The number of alcohol - related fatalities in police - reported motor vehicle crashes has dropped steadily from 750 in 1984 to 292 in 2014, according to the Institute for Traffic Safety Management and Research, according to a Cuomo release.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo made the announcement on Tuesday that the number of alcohol - related fatalities in police - reported motor vehicle crashes for the state of New York has dropped steadily from 750 in 1984 to 292 in 2014.

7 The motor vehicle fatality rate in the United States — the average number of deaths per passenger - mile of driving — has dropped by roughly 80 percent in the past half century.

With data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's Fatality Analysis Reporting System covering 1994 to 2011, the researchers analyzed fatal motor vehicle crashes in Colorado and in the 34 states that did not have medical marijuana laws, comparing changes over time in the proportion of drivers who were marijuana - positive and alcohol - impaired.

Early estimate of motor vehicle traffic fatalities in 2012.

It was based on two national data sets used frequently in analyses of motor vehicle crashes: the Fatality Analysis Reporting System; and the National Automotive Sampling System's General Estimates System data sets (2006 - 2010).

Each service of the U.S. military posted the lowest number of deaths from motor vehicle accidents in 2012 — although motorcycle - related fatalities continues to be a leading cause of death among service members unrelated to war, according to a new study of a15 - year surveillance period.

The number of motor vehicle fatalities involving children under age 15 varies widely by state, but occurrences are more common in the South, and are most often associated with improperly or unused restraints and crashes on rural roads, a new review of child - related auto fatalities shows.

Although the findings of this update are encouraging with respect to motor vehicle accidents overall, it is concerning that rates of motorcycle - related fatalities among service members have risen in the two years since 2010.

«Broadly what we found is that state laws and regulations, as well as consistent enforcement, were crucial factors in preventing childhood motor vehicles fatalities — evidenced by the wide variation in child fatalities by state,» said Dr. Faisal Qureshi, Associate Professor of Surgery at UT Southwestern and a pediatric surgeon at Children's Health ℠.

The study, conducted jointly by researchers at Harvard and UT Southwestern Medical Center, is the first to look at state - level trends in child fatalities involving motor vehicle crashes, and to account for differences in geography and state laws and regulations.

Of the 42,643 motor - vehicle - related fatalities in the United States last year, 3 percent — 1,304 — occurred in cars changing lanes or merging.

«While we've seen a decrease over the years in motor vehicle fatalities involving people under the influence, the nature of those crashes is changing,» said study author Fernando Wilson, PhD, associate professor at the University of Nebraska Medical Center.

Drug - related overdoses are the leading cause of injury - related deaths in the United States, surpassing motor vehicle accidents at 44,000 fatalities annually.

The findings, reported online this month in Accident Analysis & Prevention, provide one plausible explanation for why injuries and fatalities from motor vehicle crashes have decreased to historic lows even as cellular technology use has increased dramatically.

A few sobering stats: The number of bicyclists killed in motor vehicle accidents increased by 16 % between 2010 and 2012, per the most recent Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA) report on bicyclist fatalities.

«We already know that alcohol plays a tragic role in the number of motor vehicle crash fatalities each year.

In Philadelphia, a total of 31 pedestrians were killed in motor vehicle crashes during 2012, representing 29 percent of the city's total traffic fatalitiesIn Philadelphia, a total of 31 pedestrians were killed in motor vehicle crashes during 2012, representing 29 percent of the city's total traffic fatalitiesin motor vehicle crashes during 2012, representing 29 percent of the city's total traffic fatalities..

For example, a statute could mandate that DOT issue a final rule to decrease the number of fatalities and injuries occurring in frontal collisions involving motor vehicles.

A just - released National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) statistical projection of traffic fatalities for 2015 estimates that 35,200 people died in motor vehicle traffic crashes — an increase of about 7.7 % as compared to the 32,675 fatalities reported in 2014.

Almost half of child fatalities are passengers in motor vehicles.

Fatality Facts show third year in a row of increasing motor vehicle fatalities, with deaths up in virtually every category

«A person who was in a motor vehicle for 30 miles every day for a year faced a fatality risk of about 1 in 12,500.

This week, the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety released a new report looking at the increases in pedestrian motor vehicle crash fatalities during 2009 — 16.

A fire or explosion during a motor vehicle accident can result in catastrophic injuries, including burns, loss of limb, or fatality.

They analyzed federal data from 2009 to 2015 and found no significant uptick in motor vehicle crash fatality rates in the first 3 years after legalized marijuana.

According to a study by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), the arm of the DOT that regulates the trucking industry, commercial vehicles consist of only 4 percent of registered vehicles on the road, but are involved in over 13 percent of overall traffic fatalities.

According to a report by the Virginia Highway Safety Office, 775 people were killed in motor vehicle crashes in the state in 2012, which accounted for a 1.44 percent increase in traffic fatalities when compared with the previous year.

In fact, although rollovers account for only 2.1 % of all motor vehicle accidents, they are responsible for nearly one third of all passenger vehicle fatalities.

While these collisions are often viewed as uncommon, statistics actually show that up to 35 percent of all motor vehicle accident fatalities occur in rollover accidents.

Because studies have confirmed that teen drivers are «over-represented» in the statistics for injuries in car accidents as well as fatalities in crashes, there are continuing efforts to try and combat the danger of teenage drivers getting involved in an accident while driving a motor vehicle.

Commercial trucking crashes are some of the most life - threatening motor vehicle accidents, with over 275 reported fatalities in Idaho nearly every year.

Two weeks ago, the National Safety Council (NSC) released its preliminary research findings for traffic fatalities in the United States, revealing that more people are dying in motor vehicle accidents in our state.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reports that more than 4,000 pedestrians are killed in U.S. traffic accidents every year, accounting for nearly 11 percent of all motor vehicle fatalities.

According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, motorcycle deaths occur 27 times more frequently than fatalities in other motor vehicles.

Motor vehicle accidents are the leading cause of unintentional fatalities in the United States.

«I am concerned that distracted driving is the second - largest contributing factor in motor - vehicle fatalities on BC roads,» said Anton.

According to IDOT, fatalities include motor vehicle drivers and passengers, pedestrians, and cyclists that are killed in an accident.

The largest concentration of motor vehicle fatalities occurred in Cook County where 136 people were killed.

According to the Florida Department of Transportation, the pedestrian injury rate in this state is roughly double the national average, making it the highest rate in the U.S. Due to the size and speed of motor vehicles, the injuries that result from a pedestrian accident may be devastating, including spinal cord injuries, traumatic brain injuries, broken bones, and even fatalities.

Accidents involving drunk drivers typically result in greater damage than is caused in a normal motor vehicle accident, and they often involve fatalities.

In fact, Illinois car accident statistics show that the number of motor vehicle crashes, injuries, and fatalities has been steadily increasing since 2014.

Of all the kinds of accidents involving motor vehicles, it should come as no surprise that those involving pedestrians most often result in a fatality.

These alcohol - impaired - driving deaths accounted for more than 30 percent of the all motor vehicle traffic fatalities in the United States that year.

In 2015, Canadian motor vehicle related serious injuries declined; however, there was a slight increase in the number of fatalities and total injurieIn 2015, Canadian motor vehicle related serious injuries declined; however, there was a slight increase in the number of fatalities and total injuriein the number of fatalities and total injuries.

There were over 100 fatalities per day in 2016, and motor vehicle crashes were reported as the # 1 cause of death for ages 16 through 23 in the year 2015.