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It also excludes indirect car-related fatalities. For more details, see Transportation safety in the United States. From the beginning of recorded statistics until the 1970s, total traffic deaths in the United States generally trended upwards, except during the Great Depression and World War II. From 1979 to 2005, the number of deaths per year ...
The 2021 Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act reversed this ban and included $1.56 billion in funding that could be used for this or other transportation safety purposes. [46] The Governors Highway Safety Association issued a report [ 47 ] with recommendations for addressing community concerns: [ 48 ]
In contrast, other developed countries tracked by the International Transport Forum saw a median decrease of 77% in fatal crashes, with Spain experiencing the largest reduction. On a population-adjusted basis, Spain had 86% fewer car crash fatalities in 2021 compared to 1991. [5] There are large disparities in road traffic death rates between ...
In 2022, 42% of drivers involved in fatal speeding accidents were also driving under the influence. TruckInfo.net Arizona Has Five of the Most Dangerous Roadways in the Country for Speeding
In 2021, emergency department visits for suicide attempts among teen girls increased by 51%, as opposed to 4% for boys, compared to the same time period pre-pandemic in 2019, according to a CDC study.
An accident in Maribor occurred when two minors were taking selfies in front of an oncoming train between two tracks. One was killed and the other was hospitalized from shock. Both were photographed between the tracks next to the railway platform in front of a train coming from the direction of Ljubljana at high speed. [230] 16 May 2021 ...
The O’Fallon community is mourning the death of high school junior Madeline “Maddie” Best, who died in a car accident Friday afternoon. Best was a student at O’Fallon Township High School ...
Support for National Teen Driver Safety Week has grown, and the media coverage for this initiative has been overwhelming. Celebrities, including singer/songwriter Jesse McCartney, racecar driver Zach Veach and television personality Oprah Winfrey, [7] have formally endorsed the week, and U.S. Transportation Secretary LaHood [8] acknowledged distracted driving as an epidemic, calling for ...