However, the fatality rate in the second quarter of fell, which represents the first decline in year-to-year quarterly fatality rates the fourth quarter of The increase in fatalities occurred despite vehicle miles traveled falling about As a result the fatality rate per million vehicle miles traveled soared to 1. According to the Triple-I the increase in traffic fatalities per vehicle miles traveled was likely caused by faster driving.
Earlier preliminary data from the National Safety Council NSC showed that an estimated 42, people died in motor vehicle crashes in , up 8 percent from The death rate based on mileage soared 24 percent over the prior year, marking the highest annual increase that the NSC has recorded in 96 years.
The drop in was the third consecutive annual decline, which occurred despite a 0. Fatalities decreased slightly in for drivers, passengers, motorcyclists, pedestrians and pedal cyclists. Fatalities involving SUVs rose 3. The total fatality rate, measured as deaths per million vehicle miles traveled, dropped to 1. View Archived Tables NHTSA said that large increases in fatalities from to occurred in alcohol-involvement, rollover and speeding-related crashes. There were also large increases for drivers of all ages except for drivers over the age of Motorcyclist and pedalcyclist deaths increased while pedestrian deaths were unchanged.
According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, vehicle occupants accounted for 66 percent of traffic deaths in Pedestrians accounted for 17 percent. Motorcycle riders accounted for another 14 percent, pedal cyclists, other nonoccupants and unknown occupants accounted for the remainder.
Source: U. Includes motorcycle riders and restricted and graduated drivers license holders in some states. Speeding is at the top of the list of related factors for drivers involved in fatal crashes. In , 8, drivers who were involved in fatal crashes or 17 percent were speeding.
In addition, the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety IIHS has found that rising state speed limits over the 25 years from to have cost nearly 37, lives, including more than 1, in alone. By , 42 states had maximum speed limits of 70 mph or higher. On some portion of their roads, 22 states had maximum speed limits of 70 mph, and 11 states had maximum speed limits of 75 mph.
Eight states had 80 mph limits, and drivers in Texas can legally drive 85 mph on one road, according to the IIHS. These increases in speed cancel out the safety benefits resulting from vehicle improvements like airbags and better structural design.
By 56 mph, researchers from the IIHS, the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety and the manufacturer of the test dummies found that a head-on crash between two similar vehicles traveling at the same speed would result in severe brain and neck injury and likely result in leg fractures.
Ranking second was the influence of alcohol, drugs or medication, affecting 5, drivers, or 10 percent of all drivers involved in fatal crashes. Failure to yield the right of way, and failure to stay in the proper lane were cited as third and fourth, with a total of about 7, drivers, or almost 14 percent of all drivers in fatal crashes exhibiting these behaviors.
Drivers operating a vehicle in a careless manner were the fifth most likely to be involved in a fatal crash 3, drivers or 6. View Archived Tables Seatbelt Laws Thirty-four states and the District of Columbia have a primary seatbelt enforcement law, which allows law enforcement officers to stop a car for noncompliance with seatbelt laws.
The other states have secondary laws; officials can only issue seatbelt violations if they stop motorists for other infractions. New Hampshire, the only state that does not have a seatbelt law that applies to adults, has a child restraint law.
Seatbelts were in use Generally, states with stronger seatbelt enforcement laws achieve higher rates of seatbelt use than states with weaker laws. State seat belt usage rates for published by NHTSA can be found here; details on state seatbelt laws published by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety can be found here. View Archived Tables Motor vehicle crashes by time of year Traffic fatalities spike during different periods.
Memorial Day and Labor Day are always 3. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration NHTSA gauges distracted driving by collecting data on distraction-affected crashes, which focus on distractions that are most likely to result in crashes such as dialing a cellphone, texting or being distracted by another person or an outside event.
In , 3, people were killed in crashes involving distractions. There were 2, distraction-affected fatal crashes, accounting for 9 percent of all fatal crashes in the nation.
Most states have addressed the issue of using cellphones for talking and texting. According to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, as of December , talking on a hand-held cellphone while driving is banned in 24 states and the District of Columbia. Text messaging is banned for all drivers in 48 states and the District of Columbia. Laws for novice drivers are even more restrictive: the use of all cellphones by novice drivers is restricted in 37 states and the District of Columbia, and drivers age 21 and younger are banned from texting in Missouri.
Despite laws enacted in most U. In , 41 percent of drivers were distracted by their phones during daytime driving, according to data from Cambridge Mobile Telematics , a global phone telematics company. This figure is higher than official statistics. An earlier study found that texting bans were not shown to reduce crash rates, according to a Highway Loss Data Institute study of collision claims patterns in California, Louisiana, Minnesota and Washington before and after texting bans went into effect.
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