This interactive allows you to choose a year and it will show you which states ranked the highest and lowest
in traffic fatalities for that year.
I think we can expect a coming substantial
jump in traffic fatalities, although it often takes several months for the changes in gas prices and the economy to change driving practices.
Broad reductions in incomes and employment pushed down overall miles driven in the U.S., contributing to steep declines
in traffic fatalities in 2009 and 2010.
And though the state of Colorado has benefited in many ways from the legalization of recreational cannabis use, it has also seen a worrisome
spike in traffic fatalities.
«Primarily enforced texting laws that banned only young drivers from texting were the most effective at reducing deaths among the 15 - to 21 - year - old cohort, with an associated 11 percent reduction
in traffic fatalities among this age group in states with such bans.»
Law enforcement officials and politicians from Dayton, Ohio, to Los Angeles see these laws as about public safety: New Mexico, for example, saw substantial
declines in both traffic fatalities and uninsured motorists.
States with comprehensive graduated driver's license programs, such as California, reported an average 11 %
drop in traffic fatalities among 16 year old drivers in a short period of time..
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.
According to the recent projection, it's estimated that at least 25,580 people lost their
lives in traffic fatalities in areas throughout the U.S., the state of Washington included.
In western New York, there's been a
spike in traffic fatalities — the largest in half a century — the blame is being placed on distracted driving.
«Our results indicated that primary texting bans were significantly associated with a 3 percent
reduction in traffic fatalities among all age groups, which equates to an average of 19 deaths prevented per year in states with such bans,» Ferdinand said.
Their chronic use to call and text while we drive likely has a more direct link to the new
rise in traffic fatalities and injuries.
The effort comes at a time when U.S. traffic safety administrators report an 8.1 percent increase
in traffic fatalities for the first six months of 2015, compared with 2014 data from the same period — the largest increase year over year since 1977.
The significant increase
in traffic fatalities in 2016 has been attributed to higher speed limits on rural interstates, an increased number of teen drivers on the road, and the prevalence of distracted driving.
According to the NHTSA («National Highway Transportation Safety Administration»), a January 2016 official report declared a startling
increase in traffic fatalities in the first nine months of 2015.
They found a significant increase — 69 percent —
in traffic fatalities three days after attacks that claimed more than 10 lives.
States with secondarily enforced restrictions did not see any significant reductions
in traffic fatalities.
A joint paper published in 2013 found a strong correlation between an increase
in traffic fatalities and lower gas prices.
Smith argues that increases
in traffic fatalities can be attributed to fuel economy standards: [14]
The increase in the amount of teen drivers on the road is believed to be a factor in the spike
in traffic fatalities and injuries in Illinois and nationwide.
«The decrease
in traffic fatalities is a good sign, but we are always working to save lives,» said NHTSA Administrator David Strickland.
While data is not yet out for this new year, the trend in 2015 showed an increase
in traffic fatalities.
This is a lucky break for Californians, considering California is ranked third in uninsured drivers, number one
in traffic fatalities, and has high rates of vehicle theft — all things that should drive rates through the roof.