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Furthermore, they are more susceptible to serious injuries and fatalities than the driver of a four - door sedan or larger vehicle.

Not exact matches

The fallout from the accident could stall the development and testing of self - driving vehicles, designed to eventually perform far better than human drivers and to sharply reduce the number of motor vehicle fatalities that occur each year.

It is the first known fatality in more than 130 million miles driven with autopilot activated, Tesla said in a statement which also expressed condolences to the driver's family.

According to Baleka, the average life expectancy for a long - haul truck driver in the U.S. is 61 to 64 years (10 to 15 years less than the average American male); truck drivers have the highest rate of obesity of any occupation in the U.S. (86 % are overweight, 69 % are obese); they have one of the highest rates of metabolic syndrome, a group of risk factors for heart disease and diabetes; in some years they have had the highest number of fatalities of any occupation, making trucking one of the most dangerous and unhealthy occupations in the U.S.

Drivers logged 2.2 percent more miles than in 2015, and there are now 1.18 fatalities for every 100 million vehicle miles traveled, says NHTSA.

Furthermore, 15 percent of pedestrians were killed by drunk drivers, and more than one - third of pedestrian fatalities were themselves over the legal limit to drive.

Riders of «super sports» motorcycles have driver fatality rates nearly four times higher than those for drivers of standards, cruisers, touring bikes and other types of motorcycles.

Every driver involved in an Illinois auto accident is required to file a traffic crash report if the accident resulted in: bodily injury, a fatality, or, more than $ 1,500 of property damage (if both drivers are insured — $ 500 if either of the drivers is uninsured).

In truck accidents, more than 70 percent of the injuries and fatalities are suffered by automobile drivers and their passengers.

Also, more than 30 % of America's car crash fatalities involve a drunk driver.

Things such as driver fatigue, speeding, road rage, and driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs also contribute to accidents and may result in even more injuries or fatalities than the factors listed above.

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

The fact is, motorcycles are the most dangerous mode of transportation in British Columbia and the fatality rate for riders under 25 years of age is, on average, 15 times higher than drivers over 25 years of age.

Truck drivers are typically more careful than automobile drivers, but they cause thousands of fatalities and hundreds of thousands of injuries each year.

Studies show that more than 10 % of drivers are using cell phones while driving; 20 % of all collisions are as a result of «distracted» drivers; and, that at least 16 % of motor vehicle fatalities are as a result of cell phone use.

In Illinois, drivers are required to report traffic accidents within 10 days if the crash resulted in a fatality, injury, or more than $ 1,500 in property damage if all drivers are insured, or more than $ 500 if any of the vehicles involved are uninsured.

According to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS), fatality rates for senior drivers from traffic accidents are 17 times higher than for other drivers.

Drivers 16 to 19 years old are four times more likely to be involved in fatalities than their counterparts in the 25 to 69 -LSB-...]

According to American Automobile Association (AAA), older drivers» fatality rates are 17 times higher than those for 25 - to 64 - year - olds, and it's mostly not due to bad driving — it's because of the human body's fragility in its ninth decade of life.

In addition, regardless of accident severity, older drivers suffer graver injuries and more fatalities than younger people.

Data from the National Transportation and Safety Bureau (NTSB) and National Automotive Sampling System (NASS) show that drivers 70 and up experience much higher rates of intersection - related accidents and fatalities than younger drivers.

In a sense this makes the process of making a claim a lot easier than when insuring under a tort system (the more common way to handle road accidents in the United States); however, it also means you lose some of your rights to sue the individual driver if faced with serious injury or fatality.

Drivers can also end up with fines that are higher than $ 2,000 if they cause a fatality due to driving too fast or drinking while driving.

• About 3000 people die each year on our roads • Road traffic incidents are the single biggest killer of young people between 16 and 25 years old • More women between the ages of 16 and 19 die as passengers than drivers • A third of all drivers killed are male and 20 years of age or less • Young drivers have more crashes at night • Young drivers» crash risk increases when only accompanied by their peer group • 17 - 25 year olds are 10 % of drivers but account for a third of all fatalities.

The fallout from the accident could stall the development and testing of self - driving vehicles, designed to eventually perform far better than human drivers and to sharply reduce the number of motor vehicle fatalities that occur each year.