Sentences with phrase «number of fatalities caused»

The fatality rate actually dropped about 4 % in 2009, with the total number of fatalities caused by traffic accidents dropping from 836 to 803.

The real shining star here is a huge drop of nearly 10 % in the number of fatalities caused through vehicle accidents, with 2009 seeing just 377 total fatalities.

New Yorkers will be pleased to know that their overall number of accidents and the number of fatalities caused by traffic accidents declined in 2009 (the most recent year for which numbers are available) compared to 2008.

In addition, statistics recently released by the NHTSA revealed that the number of fatalities caused by drunk drivers in the United States increased in 2012.

This infographic illustrates these statistics, the types of injuries that were sustained, and the number of fatalities caused by these accidents.

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Driving is the number one cause of fatalities in the US today.

Falls of furniture or TVs on kids are the number one cause of injury and fatality for babies and toddlers.

Legislator Lynne Dixon said, «While STOP - DWI efforts have reduced the number of alcohol - related fatalities, still too many lives are lost because of crashes caused by drunk or impaired drivers.

The devastation caused by the event is difficult to exaggerate — estimates suggest the number of fatalities could top 10,000.

Each service of the U.S. military posted the lowest number of deaths from motor vehicle accidents in 2012 — although motorcycle - related fatalities continues to be a leading cause of death among service members unrelated to war, according to a new study of a15 - year surveillance period.

The BRS virus is equivalent to the human RS virus and causes most of the cases of serious pneumonia that lead to fatalities in calves and to epidemics which can spread to a large number of farms in the same area.

Antidepressant use was then analyzed against a number of unfavorable outcomes which include attempted suicide or self harm, all - cause fatality, stroke, heart attack, fractures, falls, epilepsy or seizures and hyponatraemia (high sodium concentrations within the bloodstream).

We recently received a letter from Health Canada that we can no longer offer FleaHex in Canada for the same reason, despite the increasing numbers of fatalities and side - effects caused by conventional flea and tick products.

Numerous studies have proven that the number - one cause of dog bite fatalities is the pit bull breed.

While wearing a DOT approved helmet does lessen the chances of serious head trauma, this is still the number one cause of long term medical injury or even fatality.

While all of the above factors may contribute to pedestrian accident fatalities, a Palm Springs police spokesman believes the number one contributing cause of pedestrian - vehicle collisions is a «lack of attention» on the part of both pedestrians and drivers.

Experts are hopeful that these tactics will lead to a reduction in the number of traffic fatalities caused by teenage drivers in Florida.

Drunk driving, while perhaps on the decline, still causes a significant number of injuries and fatalities each year.

How well the DoT's plan is working becomes clear when these numbers are compared to the 2007 totals of 33,077 crashes and 183 fatalities, which some believe was the «trigger» year that caused the state to start focusing on driver safety and reducing the number of vehicle accidents that occur.

The number one cause of road fatalities is speed.

It seems there was an accidental chemical leak from the plant that caused much illness and a number of fatalities.