Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety
0 IN 2021 MOTOR VEHICLE CRASHES 0 TEN-YEAR TOTAL 1000000 ANNUAL ECONOMIC COST OF MOTOR VEHICLE CRASHES Arizona Rating: Danger Arizona needs improvement because of gaps in Advocates’ recommended optimal laws, as reported in the 2022 Roadmap Report. Highway Safety Laws Needed Primary Enforcement Seatbelt Law (Front & Rear) All-Rider Motorcycle Helmet Law Rear Facing Through Age 2 Law Booster…
read moreDownload the Young Driver fact sheet (PDF) 0 KILLED IN CRASHES INVOLVING A YOUNG DRIVER (2019) 0 YOUNG DRIVERS INJURED IN CRASHES (2019) Young Driver Safety Motor vehicle crashes are a leading killer of American teens. On average, more than six teens were killed in the United States each day of 2019 as a result of motor vehicle crashes. Four…
read more0 IN MOTOR VEHICLE CRASHES IN 2022 0 IN MOTOR VEHICLE CRASHES IN 2022 Pedestrian Safety In 2022, 7,522 pedestrians died in motor vehicle crashes. Compared to the recorded all-time low of pedestrian fatalities in 2009, pedestrian fatalities are up 83%. Of those killed, 188 were children 14 years of age or younger. This total is the highest since 1981…
read moreDownload the Motorcycle Helmets fact sheet (PDF) Motorcycle Helmet Laws Motorcycles are the most hazardous form of motor vehicle transportation. In 2020, 5,579 motorcyclists were killed, an 11 percent increase from the previous year, and 82,528 were injured on our nation’s roads. NHTSA estimates that helmets saved the lives of 1,870 motorcyclists in 2017, the most recent year for which…
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