
April is Distracted Driving Awareness Month and a fitting time for fleet operators to remind drivers that 3,142 people were killed in distracted driving collisions in 2019, making it the cause of 8.7% of all crash fatalities that year.
April is Distracted Driving Awareness Month and a fitting time for fleet operators to remind drivers that 3,142 people were killed in distracted driving collisions in 2019, making it the cause of 8.7% of all crash fatalities that year.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has found that traffic fatalities fell 2% in 2019, and early 2020 estimates show another 2% decline, though vehicle miles traveled this year dropped 16.6% year-over-year.
Despite being flat, crashes are still a problem for fleets, and data reported for the 2017 calendar-year has identified some of the biggest obstacles.
As red light camera programs in communities across the nation have declined, deaths in red-light-running crashes increased from 696 in 2012 to 811 in 2016 — representing a 17% increase according to an Insurance Institute of Highway Safety (IIHS) analysis.
A new study from IIHS finds that implementing a red-light camera program results in 21% fewer fatal red-light-running crashes per capita.
A new report from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety concludes that a driver’s chances of dying in a crash in a late-model vehicle have dropped by more than a third in three years.
Newly released data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reveals a 3.1-percent decrease from 2012 figures.
NHTSA data show that motorcycle rider and pedestrian fatalities rose for the third straight year in 2012 -- 7.1 percent and 6.4 percent, respectively, compared to figures in 2011.
The organization announced its preliminary estimate that approximately 36,200 motor vehicle fatalities occurred in 2012 -- a 5-percent increase from 2011.
The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) posted new data on motor vehicle crash fatalities from 2011. In 2011, a total of 32,367 people died in motor vehicle crashes, which is down 30% from 1975.
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