In crashes involving newer model cars in collisions with other passenger vehicles,
more driver deaths now occur in cars struck in the side (51 percent) than in the front (44 percent).
About 9,600 people were killed in side impacts in 2002, and in crashes between two passenger vehicles
more driver deaths now occur in vehicles struck in the side than in the front.
Not exact matches
The far - reaching consequences of the recent drop in oil prices have been a testimony to just how central crude is in American life: With cheap gasoline bringing
more drivers onto the road, traffic
deaths were up nearly 10 percent in the first nine months of 2015.
In a follow - up study, researchers noted uniform sizes and observed that
drivers were
more prone to sudden
death by heart attack than conductors — regardless of physique.
According to the World Health Organization, China had
more than 260,000 traffic
deaths in 2013, making it one of the world's most dangerous countries for
drivers.
· Legally intoxicated male
drivers are 707 times
more likely to be involved in a road
death than a sober
driver.
He was considered to be one of the greatest racing
drivers of all time and his tragic
death at 34 was the only incident that could stop him from winning
more than his already three Formula 1 World Championships.
Residents have demanded
more police enforcement and attention paid to
drivers who fail to yield to pedestrians after last year's string of
deaths in the West 90s.
DUNKIRK - The Post-Journal is reporting that the ambulance
driver who was operating an ambulance when it veered off the road and crashed — resulting in the
death of a patient — has not received any criminal charges related to the incident, though the... [Read
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One sixth of
deaths on the roads involve a
driver who is over the alcohol limit, figures the MPs say show an «appalling level» of non-compliance that can only be dealt with by a
more visible police presence.
Inadequate postnatal care may be another
driver of mortality in women — one that that doesn't show up in the official U.S. data analysis by the National Center for Health Statistics because the
deaths tend to occur
more than 43 days after pregnancy ends.
More than one - third of these
deaths are projected to involve intoxicated
drivers.
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However, its overall
death rate when it was last reported was a low eight per million miles traveled, which may say
more about the average CC
driver than its ability to withstand a crash.
Other,
more unexpected safety features include a
driver attention warning system, ultrasonic - based Rear Seat Occupant Alert (to curb hot car
deaths among children and pets) and Safe Exit Assist, which temporarily prevents doors from being opened into traffic when the system detects that a vehicle (including cars, bicycle and motorcycle) is approaching from behind.
It is worth noting that a Tesla vehicle is over five times less likely to experience a fire than the average gasoline car and that there have been zero serious injuries or
deaths for any reason ever, fire or otherwise, in a Model S. Over the course of
more than 100 million miles driven in almost every possible terrain, weather and crash conditions, the Tesla Model S has consistently protected its
driver and passengers, achieving the best safety track record of any car on the road.
The
more recent GHSA report also noted that 74 percent of pedestrian
deaths occur in the dark, which suggests visibility, road design, and
driver focus would have played a bigger role than pedestrian distraction.
It should also be noted that even the Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA), in its report, suggests that there might be a correlation between traffic
deaths and cellphone use, saying «a
more recent factor contributing to the increase in pedestrian fatalities may be the growing use of smart phones by all road users, which can be a significant source of distraction for both
drivers and pedestrians.»
Even though
more drivers are driving
more miles than ever before, rates of injuries and
death on American roads are among the lowest since 1965.
The sentencing guidelines council has issued the following definitive guideline: causing
death by careless or inconsiderate driving carries a maximum penalty of five years; causing
death by driving, unlicensed, disqualified or uninsured
drivers carries a maximum of two years (see tables above for
more details).
Our state oftentimes places
more responsibility on the
driver, as they are the party with greater control and ability to avoid injury or
death.
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The law in Illinois is that any
driver involved in an Illinois traffic crash must file a traffic crash report with the State of Illinois within 10 days of the accident if the accident resulted in a
death, injury, or
more than $ 1,500 in property damage — 625 ILCS 5/11-408.
Our Colorado Springs accident attorneys have extensive experience with a wide range of personal injury claims, including car accidents, 18 - wheeler wrecks, wrongful
death, motorcycle accidents, dog bites and animal attacks, drunk
driver crashes, and much
more.
To that end, studies have shown that a motorcyclist involved in an accident is nearly 70 %
more likely to suffer
death or serious physical injury than the
driver of a car.
An accident can lead to
more severe injuries or even
death for the
driver and their passengers.
In 2014, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) stated that approximately 10,000 individuals were killed in accidents with one or
more driver who had a BAC of.08 percent or
more, and nearly 160 of these
deaths occurred in the state of Colorado.
The negligence of one or
more drivers is a common cause of traffic accidents and the injuries and
deaths that may result from such accidents.
It is made all the
more painful when the
death could have been avoided if not for a mistake made by a doctor or negligent
driver.
As a result of the new laws, the minimums have been increased as follows:
drivers now have to carry a minimum of $ 50,000 for the injury or
death of one person, $ 100,000 for the injury or
death of two or
more people, and $ 15,000 for property damage liability coverage [1].
For example,
drivers under age 25 are much
more likely to be involved in a fatal car accident than older
drivers.2 Some riders include extra benefits for accidental
death while a passenger on public transportation or while wearing a seat belt.
He proved that until public intolerance of the number of
deaths resulting from road traffic accidents became critical,
drivers would take advantage of any new safety features installed in cars to drive faster and
more recklessly.
According to state law, every
driver must have a 25/50/25 policy: $ 25,000 of bodily injury coverage for injuries or
death occurring to one person in an accident; $ 50,000 of bodily injury coverage for injuries or
deaths occurring to
more than one person in an accident; and $ 25,000 of property damage coverage per accident.
More than 5,000 teens are killed in car accidents every year, making fatal auto - related crashes the number one cause of teen
deaths, according to organizers of National Teen
Driver Safety Week.
Research conducted by the NHTSA asserts that
drivers who use either a handheld or hands - free cellphone are four times
more likely to get into a crash serious enough to cause injury or
death.
(If the male average was greatly higher, it could explain
more road
deaths caused by male
drivers etc.).
As per a study, it was deduced that motorcyclists are twenty - six times
more prone to
deaths in road accidents as compared to the car
drivers.
Like age, it's based on statistics: young male
drivers have nearly double the rate of accidents causing
death compared to female
drivers, and
more than double the rate of fatal accidents involving alcohol.
Basing Your Auto Insurance Rate In The Yellowhammer State,
drivers are required by law to purchase liability insurance in the minimum amounts of $ 25,000 for bodily injury or
death of one person per accident; $ 50,000 for bodily injury or
death of two or
more people per accident, and $ 25,000 for property damage per accident.
More specifically, in 2008 there were 703 reported traffic fatalities in the State of Arkansas, averaging out to 25
deaths per year for every 100,000
drivers on Arkansas roads.
Drivers must also have an additional cover for accidents with two or
more people: $ 50,000 for bodily injury and $ 100,000 for
death, plus $ 10,000 of property damage coverage.
For example,
drivers in California are legally required to purchase a minimum of $ 15,000 for bodily injury /
death to one person, $ 30,000 for bodily injury /
death to
more than one person, and $ 5,000 for damage to property.
Drivers who accumulate two judgments within a 10 - year period of operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated resulting in
death or operating a motor vehicle with blood alcohol content of.08 percent or
more resulting in
death will have their driving privileges suspended for life.
In Iowa, if you are driving or own a vehicle involved in an accident that results in bodily injury,
death, or total property damage of $ 1,000 or
more, you have to file an Accident Report Form (Form 433002)(even if you weren't at fault) with the Iowa DOT's
Driver & Identification Services within 72 hours.
In addition to greater susceptibility to injury and
death, age related impairments make mature
drivers more prone to accidents in the first place.
In other words, instead of being an inevitable, unavoidable accident, Herzberg's
death is beginning to look
more and
more like it was the result of negligence and corner - cutting on the part of Uber and its safety
driver.