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Newsby StaffJuly 29, 2022

2021 Sees Largest Increase in Pedestrian Traffic Deaths in Four Decades

The latest projections from the Governor’s Traffic Highway Safety Administration find pedestrian roadway fatalities rose by 11.5% in 2021 as compared with 2020.

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Newsby StaffApril 15, 2022

Fewer Drunk Drivers Convicted in 2021

In 2021, at a time when traffic deaths were skyrocketing, just a little over half of drunk drivers were convicted, according to a new report from Mothers Against Drunk Driving.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 22, 2022

Nation’s Top Safety Investigator Calls Out DOT for Misleading Crash Stat

Safety advocates refute that 94% of serious crashes are due to human error.

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Newsby StaffNovember 19, 2020

NSC Estimates 55,300 Serious Road Injuries During the Thanksgiving Holiday

A monthly analysis has shown that the roads have become deadlier despite less traffic, as the COVID-19 pandemic has led to disturbing traffic safety trends this year.

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Newsby StaffAugust 27, 2020

NSC Estimates 44,000 Serious Road Injuries During Labor Day

The National Safety Council (NSC) says an estimated 44,000 serious injuries and 390 deaths will occur on U.S. roadways during the upcoming Labor Day holiday period.

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Newsby StaffDecember 20, 2019

Holiday Roadway Fatalities Expected to Decline

An estimated 278 people could lose their lives in traffic collisions on Christmas Day and New Year's Day — a significant decrease from the estimated 860 for Christmas 2018 and New Year’s 2019, according to the National Safety Council.

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Newsby StaffAugust 26, 2019

Roadway Fatalities Fell 3% Through June

The number of U.S. motor vehicle deaths in the first six months of 2019 was 18,580 as compared to 19,060 for the same six-month period in 2018, according to a preliminary estimate from the National Safety Council.

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Newsby StaffJuly 4, 2019

Crashes Rank as Second-Leading Cause of Preventable Deaths

Motor vehicle crashes ranked as the second-leading cause of unintentional, preventable deaths nationwide in 2017, according to the National Safety Council's annual report.

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Newsby StaffJune 24, 2019

National Safety Council Predicts Fourth of July Road Deaths

The National Safety Council predicts that there will be a more than 6% increase in roadway fatalities during the Fourth of July weekend compared to a year ago with 565 deaths over the four days.

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Newsby Marianne MatthewsMay 30, 2019

Teen Drivers Linked to 700 Summer Fatalities

Between 2013 and 2017, nearly 3,500 people lost their lives in crashes involving teen drivers during the period between Memorial Day and Labor Day, according to new data from the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety.

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