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Traffic fatality rate for 2020 up?
Traffic fatality rate for 2020 up?
NHTSA report: Traffic fatalities increased during pandemic - Transportation Today
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BY LIZ CAREY
A new report from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) on Thursday found that traffic fatalities increased during 2020, despite American’s driving less during the pandemic.
According to early estimates from the NHTSA, 38,680 died in motor vehicle traffic crashes – the largest number of fatalities since 2007. The number of traffic deaths is about 7.2 percent higher than those in 2019.
At the same time, the report said, data from the Federal Highway Administration (FHA) showed that vehicle miles traveled (VMT) decreased by 430.2 billion miles or 13.2 percent. NHTSA’s analysis found that the fatality rate for 2020 was 1.37 fatalities per 100 million VMT, up from 1.11 fatalities per 100 million VMT in 2019. The agency attributed the increase to risky driving behaviors, including impaired driving, speeding, and failure to wear a seat belt
BY LIZ CAREY
A new report from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) on Thursday found that traffic fatalities increased during 2020, despite American’s driving less during the pandemic.
According to early estimates from the NHTSA, 38,680 died in motor vehicle traffic crashes – the largest number of fatalities since 2007. The number of traffic deaths is about 7.2 percent higher than those in 2019.
At the same time, the report said, data from the Federal Highway Administration (FHA) showed that vehicle miles traveled (VMT) decreased by 430.2 billion miles or 13.2 percent. NHTSA’s analysis found that the fatality rate for 2020 was 1.37 fatalities per 100 million VMT, up from 1.11 fatalities per 100 million VMT in 2019. The agency attributed the increase to risky driving behaviors, including impaired driving, speeding, and failure to wear a seat belt
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Being a former traffic engineer I can say i understand this. When there is a heave traffic volume at the right volume it actually has a traffic calming effect. When there is lees traffic and the road is wide open people tend to drive like maniacs.
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SFC (Join to see) - Thanks for the explanation... I was wondering how it could happen with fewer vehicles on the road.
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