Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety
0 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…
read moreDownload the Impaired Driving fact sheet (PDF) Download BAC .05% fact sheet (PDF) 0 KILLED IN AN ALCOHOL-IMPAIRED DRIVING CRASH 0 OF MOTOR VEHICLE CRASHES INVOLVE AN ALCOHOL-IMPAIRED DRIVER Alcohol-Impaired Driving and Ignition Interlock Devices In 2020, 11,654 people were killed in motor vehicle crashes involving drivers with a blood alcohol concentration (BAC) of .08 or higher, an increase of…
read moreDownload the Distracted Driving fact sheet (PDF) 0 IN CRASHES INVOLVING A DISTRACTED DRIVER 0 IN CRASHES INVOLVING A DISTRACTED DRIVER Distracted Driving In 2020, 3,142 people were killed in crashes involving a distracted driver, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), accounting for eight percent of fatalities on U.S. roads. In 2019, the most recent year for…
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