Sentences with phrase «motor vehicle deaths»

The country last year recorded its steepest two - year increase in motor vehicle deaths in more than 50 years.

2015 data from the Governors Highway Safety Association revealed how 23 % of motor vehicle deaths in California were pedestrians, a number that was far higher than the national average.

Some safety experts have questioned whether the change has led to more motor vehicle deaths since many of the fatal crashes in Illinois occur on rural roads.

The U.S. Navy initiated the AAA Driver Improvement Program in 1980 and as the graph shows, the Navy experienced a dramatic decline in motor vehicle death rates for years after introduction of the program.

The number was 24 motor vehicle deaths per 100 million vehicle miles traveled when it was first calculated in 1921.

To understand, for example, whether collapsible steering columns in cars prevent driver deaths, it takes data on head - on collisions, says Hemenway, not just motor vehicle deaths in general.

The upcoming Independence Day holiday is when the most motor vehicle deaths occur, based on experience during 1986 - 2002.

This report serves as a navigational tool giving guidance on successful measures to reduce preventable motor vehicle deaths, injuries and crash costs.

Further analysis found that self - reported difficulty falling asleep contributed to 34 percent of motor vehicle deaths and eight percent of all unintentional fatal injuries, which could have been prevented in the absence of insomnia.

Higher speed limits on interstate highways in 24 states result in 15 percent more motor vehicle deaths

In North Carolina, alcohol was a factor in 423 motor vehicle deaths in 2008 — 29.5 percent of all the state's traffic fatalities that year.

«Insomnia increases risk of motor vehicle deaths, other fatal injuries.»

Without these improvements, the motor vehicle death rate per registered vehicle would have stopped declining in 1994 and started going up.

The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety says that as a percentage of all motor vehicle deaths, motorcycle fatalities have doubled over the past decade.

According to the latest data, there were over 50,000 injury collisions with 604 motor vehicle deaths.

Distracted driving: the statistics and the neuroscience Distracted driving is now responsible for more motor vehicle deaths than drunk driving.

DUI's represent one of the leading causes of motor vehicle deaths every year.

«With more than 35,000 motor vehicle deaths in 2015, the potential safety benefits of fully self - driving technology are too important to delay.»