in police-reported alcohol involvement crashes (up 9%).

on rural local/collector roads (up 11%).

on urban local/collector roads (up 12%).

unrestrained occupants of passenger vehicles (up 15%).

Pedalcyclists (people on bikes) (891,* up 5%)Ĭrash factors and demographics reviewed by NHTSA that showed the largest increases in 2020 as compared to 2019 included:.

Passenger vehicle occupants (23,395, up 5%).

Preliminary finding show that traffic fatalities rose in most major categories over 2019:

NHTSA will continue to carefully analyze various data sources to understand how the risks to vulnerable road users might have changed during 2020 and the contributing factors for the increase. NHTSA’s projections show significant increases in fatalities during the third and fourth quarters of 2020 as compared to the corresponding quarters of 2019.

It will increase funding for existing safety programs and allow for the creation of new ones, with a goal of saving lives.” “The President’s American Jobs Plan would provide an additional $19 billion in vital funding to improve road safety for all users, including people walking and biking. Steven Cliff, NHTSA’s Acting Administrator. We intend to use all available tools to reverse these trends and reduce traffic fatalities and injuries,” said Dr. Loss of life is unacceptable on our nation’s roadways and everyone has a role to play in ensuring that they are safe. NHTSA’s analysis shows that the main behaviors that drove this increase include: impaired driving, speeding and failure to wear a seat belt. The fatality rate for 2020 was 1.37 fatalities per 100 million VMT, up from 1.11 fatalities per 100 million VMT in 2019. Preliminary data from the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) shows vehicle miles traveled (VMT) in 2020 decreased by about 430.2 billion miles, or about a 13.2-percent decrease. This represents an increase of about 7.2 percent as compared to the 36,096 fatalities reported in 2019. While Americans drove less in 2020 due to the pandemic, NHTSA’s early estimates show that an estimated 38,680 people died in motor vehicle traffic crashes-the largest projected number of fatalities since 2007. Alongside the release of the 2020 fatality projections, Early Estimate of Motor Vehicle Traffic Fatalities in 2020, the agency issued two special reports, Early Estimates of Motor Vehicle Traffic Fatalities and Fatality Rate by Sub-Categories in 2020, and Update to Special Reports on Traffic Safety During the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency: Fourth Quarter Data. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration today released preliminary estimates of crash fatalities in 2020 involving motor vehicle occupants, motorcyclists, and people walking and biking.

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