CBS News analyzed data on every U.S. traffic-related death from 2016 to 2021 and found little to no difference in the number of deaths in most cities that adopted Vision Zero. In a few cities, including Durham, N.C., Richmond VA and San Francisco, traffic fatalities decreased after Visio...
NEW YORK, Feb. 1 (Xinhua) -- U.S. traffic deaths surged at a record pace in 2021, with 31,720 people dead from causes related to motor vehicles in the first nine months, a 12 percent increase over the same period last year, according to the latest official data. The data represented...
Distracted driving deaths are related to America's addiction to cell phones, said Kiefer, who started a foundation with the goal of ending distracted driving. He said 90% of people are aware of the danger of distracted driving, yet 80% admit to doing it. In 25 states with laws against ha...
Traffic-related pedestrian deaths in the United States reached a 40-year high in 2021. Each year, pedestrians also suffer nonfatal traffic-related injuries requiring medical treatment. Near real-time emergency department visit data from CDC's National Syndromic Surveillance Program du...
U.S. traffic deaths in the first quarter of 2021 rose by 10.5% over last year, even as driving has declined, the government's road safety agency reported Thursday.
U.S. traffic deaths rose 7% last year, the biggest increase in 13 years even though people drove fewer miles due to the coronavirus pandemic, the government's road safety agency reported Thursday.
Pedestrian deaths due to road crashes have been increasing in recent years. Fatalities among pedestrians had been on a downward trend between 2001 and 2009, but then began rising substantially. In 2022, pedestrian deaths reached their highest number over the past twenty-year period. In that year...
Road traffic accident is the most common cause of death in adults worldwide. Road traffic accident-related deaths increased from time to time in low- and middle-income countries including Ethiopia; however, there is limited evidence about Survival status
nov. 22, 2021, at 8:03 a.m. save comment more iowa won't meet goal of less than 300 traffic deaths in 2021 more des moines, iowa (ap) — iowa officials say they will continue to strive for fewer than 300 annual traffic deaths, but it won't happen in 2021. ...
But deaths fell 10% on urban collector and local roads, and dropped 10% among children younger than 16. Speeding-related crashes fell 2% during the period, and decreased 7% among people who weren’t wearing seat belts. Nearly 43,000 people were killed on U.S. roads in 2021, the highest...