Sentences with phrase «increase in fatal accidents»

A new federal report concerning the use of hand - held devices behind the wheel found a 25 to 50 percent increase in fatal accidents caused by distracted drivers over the last five years, even as the number of fatal traffic accidents has declined nationwide.

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Putting these two studies together suggests that a price drop of 19 cents a litre will increase consumption by between 10 and 15 per cent and fatal accidents in Australia by about 400 a year.

Deaths caused by overdosing on painkillers now surpass murders and fatal car accidents in the US, and over the past five years, heroin deaths have increased by 45 percent.19

There's also a mishap to Renan tjat occurs between expeditions, suffering a near - fatal snowboarding accident that sees him with a busted skill, gnarled vertebrae in his neck, and an increased potential for a brain clot to form that could kill him in the high altitudes should he be crazy enough to attempt it again.

This results in drivers having less time to react and increasing the risk of getting into a fatal accident.

Data from the National Safety Council concluded an unusually high number of people died in motor vehicle crashes in 2016, with a 6 percent rise from 2015, and a 14 percent increase in fatal auto accident collisions since 2014.

In fact, the number of fatal Orange County car accidents has increased by more than 20 percent since 2012:

Nationwide, the rate of fatal motorcycle accidents has exploded in the last decade, increasing 144 percent from the 2,116 motorcycle fatalities recorded in 1997.

Fatal Workplace Accidents Increased in 2014, Chicago Personal Injury Lawyer Blog, published October 1, 2015.

A recent study has revealed that there was a slight increase in fatal U.S. car accidents on April 20 following an analysis of 25 years worth of data.

Nationwide, fatal motorcycle accidents have increased every year for more than a decade and have reached epidemic proportions; Each year, 1 in every 7 fatal traffic accidents nationwide is the result of a motorcycle accident, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

In fact, each year around this time there is a marked increase in the total number of serious and fatal accidents that have «weather» listed as a partial or contributing causIn fact, each year around this time there is a marked increase in the total number of serious and fatal accidents that have «weather» listed as a partial or contributing causin the total number of serious and fatal accidents that have «weather» listed as a partial or contributing cause.

These driving habits result in an increased risk of a fatal semi-truck accident, especially if the weather or traffic conditions are adverse.

Between 2013 and 2014 there was a 68 percent increase in the number of injury - causing and fatal accidents in National City.

With Biketoberfest almost upon us in Daytona Beach, the chance of fatal motorcycle accidents increases greatly.

But, while the number of other types of fatal accident has declined in recent years, the increasing popularity of cycling has held fatality numbers constant at between 700 and 800 per year.

As reported earlier this month on Chicago Car Accident Lawyers blog, Chicago is the third-most congested urban area in the country after Los Angeles and New York, leading to an increased risk of serious or fatal Chicago car accidents.

Those figures represent a 50 percent increase in the overall percentage of fatal distracted - driving accidents and an increase of roughly 25 percent in overall number of distracted driving accidents.

According to a report from The Rocky Mountain High - Intensity Drug Trafficking Area, in the three years since recreational marijuana has been legalized in our state, marijuana - related deaths on the road have increased by 48 % — and the frequency in which marijuana was involved in fatal accidents has doubled from 2010 to 2016.

Although OSHA continues to push for better workplace safety, the number of fatal work accidents in Maine increased 20 percent in 2010 compared to 2009 — from 16 to 19 deaths — according to the United States Department of Labor.

The difference between a car crash at 55 mph and one at 65 mph is a 24 % increase in the chances that the accident will be fatal.

According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's Fatal Accident Reporting System, from 2010 to 2016 the numbers showed an increase in overall fatalities due to motor vehicle traffic accidents.

Pool accidents: According to the Insurance Information Institute, since a high amount of fatal drownings occur in residential pools, they increase your liability risk.

Note: The number of MD car accident points or other types of points will increase if you have contributed to an accident that resulted in a fatal injury.

In a world where more and more drivers are distracted and fatal accidents are increasing, the chance to improve your own defensive driving techniques should not be taken for granted.

It has been shown that, compared with age matched controls, drivers with ADHD are at increased risk of traffic violations, especially speeding, and are considered to be at fault in more traffic accidents, including fatal ones (fig 5).30 The risk of such events was increased further by the presence of concomitant ODD.29 However, it has been suggested that treatment may have a positive effect on driving skills.31

After a series of fatal accidents, the Department of Buildings (DOB) announced increased construction enforcement efforts in February 2016.